RICHFIELD v. LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVS.

No. A17-1275.

923 N.W.2d 36 (2019)

CITY OF RICHFIELD, Respondent, v. LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: February 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marylee Abrams , Tiffany L. Schmidt , Abrams & Schmidt LLC, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, for respondent.

Isaac Kaufman , Kim Sobieck , Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for appellant.

Kevin M. Beck , Joseph A. Kelly , Kelly & Lemmons, P.A., Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Teamsters Local 320 and Teamsters Local 346.

Gregg M. Corwin , Joshua D. Hegarty , Gregg M. Corwin & Associate Law Office, P.C., Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, for amicus curiae AFSCME Council 5.

Cort C. Holten , Jeffrey D. Bores , and Gary K. Luloff , Chestnut Cambronne PA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Legal Defense Fund.

Timothy J. Louris , Miller O'Brien Jensen, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae ATU Local 1005, IBEW Local 160, IBEW Local 949, IUOE Local 49, and IUOE Local 70.

James P. Michels and Erik Bal , Rice, Michels & Walther LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Bloomington Police Officers Federation, Duluth Police Union, and Olmsted County Deputy Sheriffs Association.

Susan L. Naughton , League of Minnesota Cities, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, and Minnesota Sheriffs' Association.

Susan L. Segal , City Attorney, Trina Chernos , Assistant City Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae City of Minneapolis.

Christopher K. Wachtler , Wachtler Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Saint Paul Police Federation, Minnesota Conservation Officers Association, and Woodbury Police Officers Association.


OPINION

This appeal is from an arbitration award reinstating police officer Nathan Kinsey after respondent City of Richfield (the City) discharged him for failing to report his use of force and violating other policies. Kinsey, through his union, appellant Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. (the Union), filed a grievance...

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