Van Hine v. Department of the Commonwealth

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Before the Court is a motion by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to quash a subpoena duces tecum served on OIG by Christopher Van Hine (Petitioner). OIG, which is not a party in Petitioner’s civil action, claims that the documents demanded by Petitioner are privileged. The Court denies OIG’s motion but will limit the scope of discovery as set forth in this opinion.

Petitioner is the complainant in an action filed in this Court’s original jurisdiction alleging violations of Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Law 1 by his employer, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,…