CITY OF SEATTLE, POLICE DEPT. v. WERNER

No. 65632-5-I.

261 P.3d 218 (2011)

163 Wn. App. 899

CITY OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondent, v. Eric WERNER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander J. Higgins , Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Peter S. Holmes , Amy Lowen , Seattle City Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


BECKER, J.

¶ 1 The Seattle Police Department fired Officer Eric Werner for lying in an internal investigation. The Seattle Public Safety Civil Service Commission reduced the discipline to a 30 day suspension. The commission found that the police department was not applying its rules evenhandedly. Because this finding is not supported by substantial evidence, the commission is ordered to reconsider its decision.

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¶ 2 The Seattle Police...

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