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LEWIS v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE

No. 2011-CA-1408.

89 So.3d 452 (2012)

Jason LEWIS v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude A. Schlesinger , C. Theodore Alpaugh, III , Kristie D. Holm , Guste, Barnett, Schlesinger, Henderson & Alpaugh, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Victor L. Papai, Jr. , Deputy City Attorney, Sharonda R. Williams , Chief of Litigation, Richard F. Cortizas , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge, MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME).

ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.

Jason Lewis appeals his termination from the New Orleans Police Department. For the reasons that follow we reverse the decision of the appointing authority and reinstate Jason Lewis.

Officer Jason Lewis was assigned to the Police K-9 Division in 2004. In 2006, Officer Lewis was assigned to be the handler for Primo, a Belgian Malinois. As Primo's handler, Officer Lewis cared for Primo twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. After...

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