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Question: A regional city government Board of Discipline suspends the City Treasurer for 90 days pending investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds used for a cultural festival. The Treasurer was not served with written charges, nor provided a copy of the investigative report or supporting documents before suspension; he appeared with counsel at the hearing, but the Board admitted a signed, non-testifying affidavit from a private consultant who prepared the investigation. The suspension deprives him of salary and duties during pendency. The decision was later sustained by the City Mayor. Is the suspension valid? Identify the controlling doctrine and core requirements of judicial/administrative due process, and determine the proper remedy if due process was violated.

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The suspension is invalid for lack of written charges and a copy of the investigative report prior to suspension; the proper remedy is to quash the suspension, reinstate the Treasurer with back pay, and remand for proper due process (written charges, evidence, and opportunity to defend). Even with lack of pre-suspension documents, the suspension can be sustained if the employee later receives notice and a show-cause hearing; no reinstatement is required. The controlling doctrine is Ang Tibay; the standard requires rigid procedural perfection, so the remedy is to remand for a full hearing. The board's admission of a signed, non-testifying affidavit from a private consultant defeats due process only if the affiant testifies; otherwise, the evidence alone suffices.

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