Basso v. City of West Covina

Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Basso was dismissed from his job as a police officer for the City of West Covina because of five incidents of misconduct. He brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against West Covina, Ronald Holmes, the police chief, and Herman Fast, the city manager, claiming that they denied his procedural and substantive due process rights during the termination process.