EVANGELIST v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

No. 2008-CA-1375.

32 So.3d 815 (2009)

Robert EVANGELIST v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Order Granting Rehearing September 25, 2009.

Opinion on Rehearing February 24, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Hessler, Meridian, MS, for Robert Evangelist.

Richard J. Richthofen, Jr., Richthofen & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Department of Police.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

Robert Evangelist, a New Orleans police officer, appealed his termination by the Superintendent of Police, Warren Riley, to the New Orleans Civil Service Commission. The Commission denied his appeal. He filed an appeal in this court from that denial. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and render.

I: FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Evangelist was a classified employee with permanent status in the New Orleans civil service system...

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