City of Pittsburgh v. Wilson

WETTICK JR., A.J.,

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the City of Pittsburgh.1 The city seeks the entry of a judgment declaring that the law permits the city to use a polygraph procedure to disqualify applicants for firefighter positions. In their answer to the city’s amended complaint, defendants also seek declaratory relief. They request this court to enter a judgment declaring that the city violated the law by disqualifying applicants on the basis of information acquired through the city’s polygraph procedure.

The city accepted applications for employment as firefighters during…