Putz v. Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

James Putz appeals a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order upholding a decision of the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (Commission) which, on remand, upheld Putz’s dismissal from the Philadelphia Police Department. We affirm.

In Civil Service Commission of Philadelphia v. Putz, 103 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 529, 520 A.2d 940 (1987) (Putz I), we remanded this matter to the Commission. There, we directed it to make credibility findings and specify which evidence it relied upon to conclude that the charges against Putz were supported.

We detailed the…