The city has paid $120,000 to settle a lawsuit by two police officers who claimed they were illegally denied administrative appeals following disciplinary actions, their attorney said.
The lawsuit by officers Donavan Sellan and David Bohacik claimed that city officials refused to provide them with administrative appeals to the state Civil Service Board following disciplinary actions, such as negative comments made in writing, which would remain in their personnel files.
The settlement also calls for purging of some internal affairs files, and a hearing has been set to determine whether the city has purged all the files as required, said attorney Corey Glave.
City officials were unavailable for comment Tuesday and Wednesday before press time.
Previously, a judge dismissed other complaints in the lawsuit, originally pressed by Sellan, Bohacik and Officer Scott Kansaku, who is no longer with the department.
Superior Court Judge Michael P. Vicencia dismissed all allegations by Kansaku, along with six other allegations by Sellan, and four allegations by Bohacik. ER
