Lack of Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Rodolfo Gomez, Jr. v. The Board and Fire Commissioners for the City of Milwaukee

Case No.: 2016AP2113

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Lack of Jurisdiction

The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the City of Milwaukee (Board) appeals an order setting aside the Board’s decision to sustain the discharge of Milwaukee Police Detective Rodolfo Gomez, Jr. Because the Board failed to conduct a trial on Gomez’s appeal of his discharge within the time required by statute, the Board lost authority to exercise its jurisdiction, and thus, to hold the trial after which it sustained the discharge. We therefore affirm.

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