Magnelli v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

In 1976, petitioner Prank R. Magnelli filed in this Court an original action in mandamus, naming as respondents the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (LCB). At the time of bringing the action the petitioner was employed by LCB as an Enforcement Officer III.

The petitioner’s central allegation is that certain other persons holding higher level positions as Enforcement Officers with LCB were promoted to those positions without examinations as required by the Civil Service Act.1 The injury complained of by the…