TORNOW v. SIOUX FALLS CIVIL SERVICE BD.

No. 26352.

827 N.W.2d 852 (2013)

2013 S.D. 20

R. Shawn TORNOW, Applicant and Appellant, v. SIOUX FALLS CIVIL SERVICE BOARD and Bill O'Toole, Civil Service Board Secretary, Respondents and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided February 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Whalen of Lake Andes, South Dakota, Attorney for applicant and appellant.

Lisa Hansen Marso of Boyce, Greenfield, Pashby & Welk, LLP, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorneys for respondents and appellees.


SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] R. Shawn Tornow worked for the City of Sioux Falls as an Assistant City Attorney. On August 27, 2010, he was terminated for violating various subsections of Sioux Falls City Ordinance 30-46. Tornow appealed the termination, and applied for an alternative writ of mandamus to compel discovery of certain documents including personnel records of other city employees. Ultimately, the trial court denied the writ of mandamus because Tornow...

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