City of Philadelphia v. Lewis

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia (trail court) which reversed a Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (Commission) decision dismissing Appel*640lee, Edward Lewis, from the police force, and reinstated Appellee. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial court and reinstate the Commissions decision.

Appellee was charged by the Police Department with (1) disobedience of orders; (2) neglect of duty; and (3) conduct unbecoming an officer. These charges arose from Appellees improper use of the radio…