CHELLSEN v. PENA

No. 91CA1480.

857 P.2d 472 (1992)

Carmen J. CHELLSEN, Michelle T. Collins, Howard N. Hall, James W. Roy, Sr., Mark R. Zemke, Steven M. Kenfield, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Federico PENA, Mayor, City and County of Denver; Richard Gonzales, Chief of the Denver Fire Department; Manuel Martinez, Manager of Safety, City and County of Denver; Civil Service Commission, City and County of Denver, consisting of the following: Edward Sullivan, Roger Cisneros, Leslie S. Franklin, Deborah Wagner, Jane Woodhouse; City and County of Denver, a Municipal Corporation; David M. Borelli, Charles Chase, Jr., David Sternstedt, Robert T. Hall, Todd O. Lacey, Curtis E. Schroder, Steven A. Scott, Scott Simpson, and all other John Does and Mary Moes, whose precise names are unknown at this time, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1993.

Certiorari Denied August 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Goodwin & Associates, Robert E. Goodwin, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Daniel E. Muse, City Atty., J. Wallace Wortham, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Denver, for defendants-appellees Federico Pena, Richard Gonzales, Manuel Martinez, Civil Service Com'n, Edward Sullivan, Roger Cisneros, Leslie S. Franklin, Deborah Wagner, Jane Woodhouse and City and County of Denver.

Brauer, Buescher, Valentine, Thomas B. Buescher, Walter C. Brauer, III, Denver, for defendants-appellees David M. Borelli, Charles Chase, Jr., David Sternstedt, Robert T. Hall, Todd O. Lacey, Curtis E. Schroder, Steven A. Scott and Scott Simpson.


Opinion by Judge NEY.

Plaintiffs, six former Denver firefighters dismissed at the end of their probationary period, appeal from the judgment dismissing their claims against the City and County of Denver, its Mayor, Manager of Safety, Chief of the Fire Department, and Civil Service Commission. They also appeal the dismissal of their claims against subsequently appointed firefighters. We affirm.

After successful completion of civil service examinations, plaintiffs...

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