Legal Opinion

Sienkiewicz v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 13, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1053 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Fred Sienkiewicz (Petitioner) appeals to this Court from an order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) denying his request for a hearing following his dismissal from employment with the Selinsgrove Center (Center), Department of Public Welfare. Petitioner raises two issues for our consider*447ation: whether the Commission’s decision to deny him a hearing was arbitrary and capricious and whether the denial of the requested hearing violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.1 Neither issue has merit. Accordingly, we affirm the order…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Hunter v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. Cunningham v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Chmill v. City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Vovakes v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Behm v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Carr v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Delaware County Board of Assistance v. BalanowCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Norristown State Hospital v. BruceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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