WESTLAKE CIV. SERV. COMM. v. PIETRICK

No. 2013-0052.

142 Ohio St.3d 495 (2015)

2015-Ohio-961

WESTLAKE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. PIETRICK, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Wheeler, Westlake Director of Law, and Robin R. Leasure, Assistant Director of Law, for appellants.

Diemert & Associates Co., L.P.A., Joseph W. Diemert Jr.,   Thomas M. Hanculak, and Daniel A. Powell, for appellee.

Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C., Philip K. Hartmann,   Yazan S. Ashrawi, and Stephen J. Smith; and John Gotherman, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League.


{¶ 1} In this case, we review the application of R.C. 124.34 to the disciplinary action taken by appellant city of Westlake against its fire chief. We hold that a trial court in an R.C. 124.34(C) appeal has the authority to reduce a firefighter's punishment imposed by a civil service commission for violations of R.C...

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