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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Leggett v. Northwestern State College, 140 So. 2d 5.

100 citing documents.

  • Sutherland v. Board of Com'rs 459 So. 2d 1282 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1984
  • Bosarge v. New Orleans Street Dept. 459 So. 2d 693 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
    Dent v. Department of Corrections, supra .
  • Morgan v. Chief Administrative Office 455 So. 2d 1242 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
    (1962) held legal cause for disciplinary action to exist when the facts found by the Commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Lambert v. Department of Corrections, Louisiana Correctional & Industrial School 451 So. 2d 1340 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1984
    who has gained permanent status in the classified state service may be subjected to disciplinary action, such as dismissal, if the conduct complained of by the appointing authority impairs the efficiency of the public service and bears a real and substantial relation to efficient and orderly operation of the public service in which the employee is engaged, ( , (1962)), the burden of proving that the action taken against the disciplined employee was proper and warranted falls on the appointing au
  • Walters v. Dept. of Police of New Orleans 454 So. 2d 106 La. 1984
    (1962); Brickman v. New Orleans Aviation Board, 236 La.
  • Bruno v. Department of Police 451 So. 2d 1082 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
  • Dept. of Corrections v. Murray 439 So. 2d 484 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1983
    (1962); Dent v. Department of Corrections, Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, (La.App.
  • City of Kenner v. Pritchett 432 So. 2d 971 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1983
    (1962) is as follows: "Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service."
  • Jones v. Dept. of Health & Human Resources 430 So. 2d 1203 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1983
    1st Cir.1976); , (1962)."
  • Viator v. City of New Iberia 428 So. 2d 1329 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1983
    Newman v. Dept. of Fire, supra; , (1962); (La.App.
  • Newman v. Department of Fire 425 So. 2d 753 La. 1983
    Const. art. X, § 8; , (1962); (La.App.
  • Picton v. Sewerage & Water Board 423 So. 2d 1284 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1982
  • Reboul v. Department of Police 420 So. 2d 491 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1982
    4th Cir. 1982); , (1962) at p. 9 as follows: "Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service."
  • Dent v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, ETC. 413 So. 2d 920 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1982
    who has gained permanent status in the classified state service may be subjected to disciplinary action, such as dismissal, if the conduct complained of by the appointing authority impairs the efficiency of the public service and bears a real and substantial relation to efficient and orderly operation of the public service in which the employee is engaged, ( , (1962), the burden of proving that the action taken against the disciplined employee was proper and warranted falls on the appointing aut
  • Dumez v. HOUMA MUN. FIRE & POLICE CIV. SERV. 408 So. 2d 403 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
    "Cause", as used in the civil service statute, , (1962), as follows: "Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Portis v. Department of Corrections, Hunt Correctional Center 407 So. 2d 435 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
  • Department of Public Safety v. Rigby 401 So. 2d 1017 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
    n who has gained permanent status in the classified state service may be subjected to disciplinary action, such as dismissal, if the conduct complained of by the appointing authority impairs the efficiency of the public service and bears a real and substantial relation to efficient and orderly operation of the public service in which the employee is engaged, , (1962), the burden of proving that the action taken against the disciplined employee was proper and warranted falls on the appointing aut
  • Ryder v. Dept. of Health & Human Resources 400 So. 2d 1123 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
  • Albert v. Louisiana State Penitentiary 396 So. 2d 340 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
    1st Cir. 1976); , 140 S.2d 5 (1962).
  • Thornton v. DHHR 394 So. 2d 1269 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
  • White v. City of Winnfield Fire Dept. 384 So. 2d 471 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1980
    (1962), wherein the supreme court was reviewing the action of the State Civil Service Commission and there defines cause as follows: "Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Petrus v. Guin 378 So. 2d 1016 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1979
  • Stiles v. DEPT. OF PUB. SAF., DRIVERS'LIC. DIV. 361 So. 2d 267 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1978
  • Johnson v. Department of Finance 354 So. 2d 766 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1978
    Mauboules v. Louisiana Wild Life & Fisheries Com’n., La.App., ; Bennett v. Division of Administration, La.App., ; Biggio v. Department of Safety and Permits, La.App., .
  • Goudeau v. Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police 349 So. 2d 887 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1977
    (1962), the court said: *889 "Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Patrick v. LAKE CHARLES MUN. FIRE & POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BD. 344 So. 2d 1121 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1977
    "Construing a similar constitutional provision relating to state civil service, our supreme court in Leggett vs. Northwestern State College, , (1962) stated: "`Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • In the Matter of Geiger 337 So. 2d 549 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1976
    Cause, as used in the civil service statutes, was defined by the Supreme Court in *552 , (1962).
  • Hamlett v. DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, ETC. 325 So. 2d 696 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1976
  • Mauboules v. Louisiana Wild Life & Fisheries Commission 312 So. 2d 899 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
  • Overruled Bennett v. Division of Administration 307 So. 2d 118 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
    (1962), and the rule was announced that if there is any evidence before the Commission from which a conclusion can be drawn that the employee's conduct is prejudicial to the Service, the Commission's ruling will not be disturbed.
  • Pendley v. Louisiana Division of Administration 303 So. 2d 544 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1974
    the Supreme Court expressly overruled its holding in Brickman v. Orleans Aviation Board, above, relative to the question of appellate review of the Commission’s finding of fact.
  • Biggio v. Department of Safety and Permits 299 So. 2d 504 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1974
    the Supreme Court set forth the principle that in Civil Service cases the appellate courts are called upon to answer only questions of law, and the decisions of the Civil Service Commission are final on the facts.
  • Courtney v. Louisiana Department of Highways 282 So. 2d 721 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1973
    (1962); (1st La.App.1970).
  • Hoover v. Department of Finance 283 So. 2d 298 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1973
    (1962) where it says: "Under the Constitution of this state, Article 14, Section 15(O)(1), the decision of the Civil Service Commission is final on the facts, and appeals may be granted to the courts on questions of law alone.
  • Newbrough v. State Department of Highways 280 So. 2d 646 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1973
  • Morris v. State Department of Highways 274 So. 2d 924 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1973
    (1962) where the authority *927 of the commission was described as follows: "(4) It is the duty and function of the commission to determine from the facts whether there exists a substantial relation between the employee's conduct and the efficient operation of the public service, and it is well settled i
  • Bland v. City of Houma 264 So. 2d 729 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1972
    “ , , the Supreme Court recognized the principle announced in Brickman hut acknowledged its error in that case in failing to ‘follow the principle of law that if there is any evidence before the commission from which a conclusion can be drawn that the employee’s conduct is prejudicial to the service, the com
  • Jones v. Louisiana Department of Highways 250 So. 2d 356 La. 1971
    In reversing, the Court of Appeal ( ) found the commission’s decision “based on conclusions unsupported by any evidence and as being without legal cause.” “Legal cause” for removal, the Court of Appeal found, , , 9: “Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Jones v. Louisiana Department of Highways 237 So. 2d 916 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1970
    Article XIV Section 15(0) (1), , : “Under this mandate it is the duty of the courts to accept the findings of fact made by the commission and to determine whether under such facts there exists legal cause for disciplinary action, for the Constitution, Article 14, Section 15 (N) (1), also provides that no person in the classified service
  • Suire v. Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology 224 So. 2d 7 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1969
  • Robbins v. New Orleans Public Library 208 So. 2d 25 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1968
    Brickman v. New Orleans Aviation Board, supra; Smith v. Louisiana State Board of Health, La.App., ; Speegle v. State Department of Institutions, La.App., ; Drake v. Department of Health, La.App., 188 So.
  • Smith v. Louisiana State Board of Health 201 So. 2d 14 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1967
    However, , , the Supreme Court adhered to the strict rule announced by us in Gremillion v. Dept. of Hwys., supra: "Under these provisions of the Constitution the courts may not inquire into the *19 sufficiency of the evidence to ascertain whether the commission was correct in its finding of fact, and if there is
  • Johnson v. State Parks & Recreation Commission 198 So. 2d 180 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1967
    (1962), a case relied on by appellant, contains the following language : “Legal cause for disciplinary action exists if the facts found by the commission disclose that the conduct of the employee impairs the efficiency of the public service.
  • Paternostro v. New Orleans Police Department 159 So. 2d 714 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
    wherein the Supreme Court held: “It is the duty and function of the commission to determine from the facts' whether there exists a substantial relation between the employee’s conduct and the efficient operation of the public service, and it is well settled in the jurisprudence that in civil service cas
  • Foster v. Department of Public Welfare 159 So. 2d 515 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
  • Barnes v. Department of Highways 154 So. 2d 255 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
  • Nuss v. New Orleans Police Department 149 So. 2d 656 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
    Daniels v. New Orleans Police Department House of Detention, 236 La.
  • Hollis v. Confederate Memorial Medical Center 148 So. 2d 381 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
  • Bonnette v. Louisiana State Penitentiary 148 So. 2d 92 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
  • Scallan v. Department of Institutions 143 So. 2d 160 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
    Classified Service, having acquired permanent Civil Service status, shall be demoted, dismissed,, or discriminated against, except for cause, expressed in writing by the appointing authority, (a) The burden of proof on appeal, as to the facts, shall be on the employee.” , , rendered by the Supreme Court of this state, March 26, 1962, in which in reversing the decision of this Court, , the Supreme Court stated: “Under the Constitution of this state, Article 14, Section 15(0) (1), LSA, the decisio