Taylor v. City of Middletown

This case is on appeal from a decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas which affirmed the demotion of plaintiff-appellant, Barry Taylor, by defendant-appellee, city of Middletown. Taylor was demoted while on probation for “unsatisfactory work” in the course of his employment. The Middletown Civil Service Commission (“MCSC”) subsequently dismissed Taylor’s appeal premised on a lack of jurisdiction to hear such appeal.

On April 2, 1986, the position of maintenance mechanic II (“MM-II”) became vacant in the division of waste water treatment in the city of Middle-town. Taylor, a…