Johnny Lee Jackson

A federal jury Thursday ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to pay $154,747 to an officer who was fired after he refused to submit to a drug test. Officer Johnny Lee Jackson, 33, who had filed suit against the department, testified that about 2 a.m. on Feb. 21, 1986, police investigators came to his home and demanded a urine sample, saying he had been seen with another officer suspected of using drugs.

A federal appeals court on Thursday denied the city of Los Angeles' appeal of a $154,747 jury award to a police officer who was fired six years ago--but later reinstated--for refusing to give Internal Affairs Division investigators a urine sample for a drug test. The U.S.

A federal appeals court on Thursday denied the city of Los Angeles' appeal of a $154,747 jury award to a police officer who was fired six years ago--but later reinstated--for refusing to give Internal Affairs Division investigators a urine sample for a drug test. The U.S.

A federal jury Thursday ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to pay $154,747 to an officer who was fired after he refused to submit to a drug test. Officer Johnny Lee Jackson, 33, who had filed suit against the department, testified that about 2 a.m. on Feb. 21, 1986, police investigators came to his home and demanded a urine sample, saying he had been seen with another officer suspected of using drugs.

The city of Los Angeles announced Monday that it is appealing a federal jury award of $154,747 to a police officer who was fired three years ago after he refused to give police investigators a urine sample to be used to test for drug use. He was subsequently reinstated. Instead of giving the sample to police on Feb. 21, 1986, Officer Johnny Lee Jackson had the drug test done at a private hospital.