JONES v. CITY OF PINEVILLE

No. 09-1227.

34 So.3d 452 (2010)

Stephan JONES v. CITY OF PINEVILLE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Elmo Broussard, Jr., Broussard, Halcomb & Vizzier, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Stephan Jones.

Mark Felipe Vilar, Vilar & Elliott, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, City of Pineville.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

This is a civil service case where a firefighter was terminated for insubordination by a municipality. The insubordinate act was that the firefighter failed to give a valid urine sample at the designated facility for a drug screen after having been ordered by his superior to do so. The drug screen was required by the city's standard operating procedure, as the firefighter was involved in a minor vehicle accident while on duty.

The firefighter...

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