State Correctional Institution v. Morse

OPINION

BARRY, Senior Judge.

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, State Correctional Institute at Graterford (the Department) appeals an order of the State Civil Service Commission (the Commission) which sustained an appeal of George H. Morse and reinstated him to his position as a correctional officer trainee, probationary status.

Morse had been a probationary employee for the Department for approximately ten months when, while on duty, he was involved in a fight with a fellow correctional officer during the 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. shift at the prison. Following an investigation into the…