Legal Opinion
Vovakes v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 1982No. Appeal, No. 671 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
James Yovakes (petitioner)1 appeals here from a decision of the ¡Civil Service Commission (Commission) denying him relief from an order of the Department of Transportation (DOT) relieving him of his duties as Director of DOT’S Fiscal Management Bureau.
The petitioner was informed on March 22, 1979 that his position was being abolished because of an intra-agency reorganization and that he was furloughed effective April 4,1979. He timely appealed to the Commission, which, after a hearing, concluded that the furlough was proper and not in violation of the Civil Service Act,2…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MagrathCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Forbes v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Sienkiewicz v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- D'Amato v. Commonwealth, Department of General ServicesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. SchreiderCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of State v. StecherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Dougherty v. Pa. Dept. of HealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute v. RussellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- O'Byrne v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Pavia v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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