California Court of Appeal
Lucio v. City of Los Angeles, B201511
In a wrongful termination action by plaintiff-police officer, denial of petition for writ of administrative mandate is affirmed where: 1) defendant-city satisfied the one-year limitations provisions of Los Angeles City Charter (Charter) section 1070(c) because the matter was tolled for well in excess of 13 days, while the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) conducted a months-long internal criminal investigation into plaintiff's conduct; and 2) Charter section 1070(c)(1) applied with equal force to counts one and three.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/23/2008
- Published 12/23/2008
Judges
- KLEIN, P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Diane Marchant, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Claudia McGee Henry, Assistant City Attorney, Gerald M. Sato, Deputy City Attorney for Defendants and Respondents.