Case Name: Gausman v. LESB
Type of Case: Economic Freedom
Court: Circuit Court of Burnett County
Filed On: April 10, 2024
Current Status: WILL filed an a Petition for Judicial Review on behalf of the client.
WILL Files Appeal to Help Part-Time Law Enforcement Officer Keep His Job
April, 2024 | WILL filed a Petition for Judicial Review in Burnett County Circuit Court to appeal the decision of the Law Enforcement Standards Board that has denied WILL client, Noah Gausman, the ability to continue serving as a law enforcement officer.
Noah Gausman is a single father raising his son, and he supports himself and his son by working part-time as a law enforcement officer at various agencies in Northwest Wisconsin. Law enforcement officers (whether working full-time or part-time) used to have three years to regain employment after leaving a law enforcement job before they had to go back to school and complete the police academy again.
Unbeknownst to Mr. Gausman, a few years ago a state agency decided to unilaterally adopt a new policy which only allows full-time and not part-time officers like Mr. Gausman the ability to find new employment within three years. As a result, the state agency informed Mr. Gausman that because of this policy he was no longer able to serve as a law enforcement officer in Wisconsin and had to complete a 720-hour police academy.
Mr. Gausman went through the administrative appeal process and the agency denied all of his appeal requests. Today he brought that appeal in the circuit court where a Judge will get to weigh in.
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