HILLS v. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL

No. 98-CA-1101

725 So.2d 55 (1998)

Vivian HILLS v. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Toney Crawford, Gretna, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Maurice L. Tyler, Assistant City Attorney, Joseph L. Dirosa, Deputy City Attorney, Franz L. Zibilich, Chief Deputy City Attorney, Avis Marie Russell, City Attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Vivian Hills appeals a decision of the New Orleans City Civil Service Commission ("CSC"), upholding her dismissal from her position as executive secretary with the New Orleans City Council Fiscal Office. Because we find that the punishment imposed is excessive, and therefore not commensurate with Ms. Hills'offense, we remand the case to the CSC for imposition of the maximum possible penalty short of dismissal.

Facts

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