Legal Opinion
Department of Corrections v. Roche
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1995PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELTON, Senior Judge.
The Department of Corrections (Department) petitions for review of the March 2, 1994 adjudication and order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) which sustained the appeal of Joseph A. Roche (Roche) and overruled the action of the Department in removing Roche from his position as Corrections Officer 3 at State Correctional Institute (SCI) at Graterford. The Commission concluded that the Department did not meet its burden of proving just cause for Roche’s removal pursuant to Section 807 of the Civil Service Act (Act).1 We disagree and conclude that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Corder v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Galant v. COM., DEPT. OF ENV. RES.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. GrantCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Doerr v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Stone v. State Correctional InstitutionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Woods v. State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Roche v. State Employes' Retirement BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- State Correctional Institution v. State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. State Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Metrick v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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