Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Colyer
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 7, 1990No. 996 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBIERI, Senior Judge.
The Department of Corrections (Department) petitions this Court for review of an order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission), dated April 27, 1989, which directed the Department to reinstate the name of Robert E. Colyer to the list of persons eligible for the position of Corrections Officer Trainee. Because we find that the Commission erred in granting relief to Colyer, we reverse.
In January 1988, Colyer, who had been employed in the private sector as a security guard for several years, submitted to the Department an application for employment as a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- DEPT. OF COM. AFFAIRS v. AveretteCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Sebastiani v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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