Case Name: CITY OF LAREDO et al., Petitioners, v. Gustavo A. GUERRERO, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1983-04-13
Citations: 649 S.W.2d 296
Docket Number: No. C-1911
Parties: CITY OF LAREDO et al., Petitioners, v. Gustavo A. GUERRERO, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 649
Pages: 296–297

Head Matter:
CITY OF LAREDO et al., Petitioners, v. Gustavo A. GUERRERO, Respondent.
No. C-1911.
Supreme Court of Texas.
April 13, 1983.
Rehearing Denied May 18, 1983.
Eustorgio Perez, City Atty., Laredo, for petitioners.
Sharon Trigo, Laredo, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Gustavo Guerrero was indefinitely suspended from the police force by the Chief of Police of the City of Laredo. The Civil Service Commission upheld the suspension. The district court ordered reinstatement with back pay and the court of appeals affirmed, holding that the written statement of suspension was insufficient under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 1269m § 16, because it did not state the rule which was violated was a civil service rule. 646 S.W.2d 581. The statement alleged that Guerrero "violated Rule II, Section 2, letter 'g', Intoxication off duty;" and "letter V, conduct unbecoming an officer." The statement also specified the alleged acts which were in violation of the rules.
The court of appeals' opinion conflicts with Firemen's & Policemen's Civil Service Commission of Laredo v. Martinez, 645 S.W.2d 431 (Tex.1983). Pursuant to Tex.R.Civ.P. 483, we therefore reverse the judgment of the court of appeals without hearing oral argument and render judgment upholding the Commission's order.