Legal Opinion
Prochaska v. Fediaczko
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-201PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
COHILL, District Judge.
Facts
This action was filed by plaintiff, Fred Prochaska, as a result of his five-day suspension from the Lawrence County Child Welfare Services (CWS) payroll on February 25, 1977. While a caseworker at CWS plaintiff had been assigned to the case of Debra W., a juvenile, who was adjudged to be an habitual truant and who was committed to Gannondale School for Girls, Erie, Pennsylvania, by Judge John Henderson, sitting in the juvenile court of Lawrence County. Plaintiff had been critical of that decision, believing that both the actions of his superiors…
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