City of Pittsburgh v. Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1

764 A.2d 101 (2000)

CITY OF PITTSBURGH, Appellant,

v.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FORT PITT LODGE NO. 1.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 1, 2000.

Decided December 15, 2000.

Hugh F. McGough, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael S. Sherman, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before COLINS, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, and McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.

COLINS, Judge.

The City of Pittsburgh appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County affirming the decision of an arbitration panel to decline jurisdiction and rescind the termination of city police officer Donald Mitchell without a…