Legal Opinion
Deforte v. Borough of Worthington
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2019No. 24 WAP 2018PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.
OPINION
CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR
In this matter we answer a question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The question centrally concerns whether civil-service employment protections apply to the police officers of all borough police departments, regardless of the department's size.
According to the facts as summarized by the federal appellate court, William DeForte and Evan Townsend ("Plaintiffs") were employed as police officers with the Borough of Worthington (the "Borough"). Neither officer was…
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