Legal Opinion
Washington v. Court of Common Pleas
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-3637PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT F. KELLY, District Judge.
In December 1990, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County to make a “reduction in force” in order to become “fiscally responsible.” After a highly-publicized disagreement, the Court of Common Pleas reluctantly decided to comply with the Supreme Court’s mandate to reduce its budget and laid off approximately 250 court employees. The lay-offs were the first in the history of the Philadelphia court system.
Among those laid off was Martin Washington, (“Washington”) who filed this case on June 22, 1992.…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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