Legal Opinion
Warren C. Carter v. City of Philadelphia Willie L. Williams Orville W. Jones Linda L. Seyda
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 19, 1993No. 92-1483PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
We address a conflict between the Pennsylvania Veterans’ Preference Act, 51 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 7104(b), which confers a preference to armed forces veterans seeking civil service promotions, and Philadelphia Civil Service Regulation 9.024, which specifically denies veterans any favorable treatment in promotion considerations.
In a complaint filed in the Pennsylvania state courts, Philadelphia police officer Warren C. Carter alleged that, in violation of state and federal laws, the City of Philadelphia and its police department’s administrative…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by83 opinions
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