BALTIMORE (AP) - Gov. Martin O'Malley, who fired former Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Clark when the governor was Baltimore mayor, will be deposed as part of a court battle to return the police chief to office, Mr. Clark's attorneys said.
The state's highest court decided Thursday to send the case back to a Baltimore court, which had thrown out his suit seeking reinstatement and $120 million.
Mr. Clark was fired by Mr. O'Malley in November 2004 following allegations of domestic abuse against Mr. Clark that Mr. O'Malley said had become a distraction. However, an investigation did not find any evidence of abuse.
Mr. Clark has previously said he was looking into the city's crime statistics when he was fired, and critics have questioned whether the firing was in retaliation for the probe. Mr. O'Malley ran for mayor on a zero-tolerance crime platform and touted his success in reducing crime when he ran for governor.
The former New York Police Department narcotics officer was picked in 2003 by Mr. O'Malley.
Mr. Clark, still upset about having been escorted from police headquarters by a department SWAT team, said he wanted to finish out his six-year term as police commissioner, which would end June 30. However, Mr. Clark's return is unlikely, a city spokesman said.
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