KRAUS v. WAUKESHA POLICE & FIRE COM'N

No. 01-1106.

261 Wis.2d 485 (2003)

2003 WI 51

662 N.W.2d 294

Steven E. KRAUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF WAUKESHA POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 30, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant there were briefs by John F. Fuchs, Paul H. Beard, and Fuchs Snow DeStefanis, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument by John F. Fuchs.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief by Vincent D. Moschella, assistant city attorney, and Curt R. Meitz, city attorney, and oral argument by Curt R. Meitz.

An amicus curiae brief was filed (in the court of appeals) by James R. Korom, Steven B. Rynecki, and von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Milwaukee, on behalf of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, with oral argument by James R. Korom.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Scott Herrick and Herrick, Kasdorf, Dymzarov & Twietmeyer, Madison, on behalf of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners of the City of Madison.


¶ 1. DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

This case is before the court on certification pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (1999-2000).1 The appellant, Steven E. Kraus (Kraus), seeks reversal of an order from the Circuit Court for Waukesha County affirming a decision by the City of Waukesha Police and Fire Commission to deny Kraus a hearing under Wis. Stat. § 62.13(5)(em), following his reduction in rank from police sergeant to patrol...

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