Legal Opinion
M. Cook v. City of Philadelphia Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 2019No. 638 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT
Michael Cook appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) dismissing his local agency appeal sua sponte because he failed to file a brief by the date set forth in the trial court's scheduling order. 2 Cook argues that the trial court lacked authority to dismiss the case sua sponte , and the City of Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (City) was not prejudiced by his failure to file a brief. We reverse and remand.
Background
In 2012, Cook applied for the position of Philadelphia Police Officer and was placed on a list of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brocker v. BrockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- I.B.P.O.E. of West Mount Vernon Lodge 151 v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- CIVIL SERV. C., CITY OF PHILA. v. FarrellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- King v. City of Philadelphia Bureau of Administrative AdjudicationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- K. Rivera v. City of ReadingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
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- P. Kesarkar v. Birmingham Twp. ~ Appeal of: P. KesarkarCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021