Werner v. Zazyczny

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

Appellant, Daniel H. Werner, Jr., directly appeals the Commonwealth Court’s dismissal of his Petition for Review which sought a writ of mandamus to compel an administrative hearing on his discharge from his position as Special Investigator III with the Inspector General’s Office. The first issue raised is whether appellant, who was an at-will public employ ee, has a property interest or privilege in his continued employment such that he would be entitled to an administrative hearing on his dismissal from employment. The other issue raised is whether the…