Legal Opinion
Peace v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 1985No. Appeal, No. 1055 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
Anthony Peace1 petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW). That order denied his appeal and upheld the decision of the Community Legal Services (CLS) to deny legal services to him in connection with a civil lawsuit. We affirm.
The pertinent facts are as follows. Peace was terminated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transpor*302tation Authority (SEPTA) from his job as a bus driver on April 22, 1982. He unsuccessfully challenged his discharge through a union grievance procedure and was not rehired. In 1983, he filed suit in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Clair v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Miller v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Kratzer v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Fritz v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Craig v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Tyler v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Hill v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Scott v. Bristol Township Police DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Adams v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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