A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit of a high-ranking Cincinnati fire district chief who claimed he was wrongfully passed over for a promotion after he brought issues of wrongdoing to the former city manager's attention.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Timothy Black dismissed the lawsuit filed by Raffel Prophett, the District One chief in the Cincinnati Fire Department. Prophett filed his appeal on Aug. 31. Prophett sued the city and former City Manager Harry Black last October, accusing Black of abuse of power as well as violating his rights to free speech and due process. It was one of several lawsuits filed last year by employees against the city and Black, claiming he had a pattern of professional retaliation.
Prophett joined the department as a firefighter in 1988 and was promoted six times through 2011.