Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. City of Philadelphia Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 27, 2006PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
The City of Philadelphia appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas for the First Judicial District (trial court) reinstating Steve L. Carter to his position as a Youth Detention Counselor for the Department of Human Services. The trial court affirmed the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission’s holding that Carter’s misdemeanor convictions for driving under the influence and for carrying a loaded firearm without a license did not constitute just cause for his dismissal. In this case we consider whether the Commission erred in reaching this conclusion in light of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Naylor v. Township of HellamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Williams v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Doerr v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- O'Gorman AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Merlino v. Philadelphia Board of Pensions & RetirementCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Walsh v. STATE CIVIL SERVICE COM'N (DOT)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- City of Philadelphia v. CIVIL SERV. COM'N (JOHNSON)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- City of Philadelphia v. Civil Service CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- City of Phila. v. City of Phila. Civil Service Commission -- Appeal of: J. CollinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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