O'ROURKE v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue presented is whether the Department of Corrections, Martin F. Horn, David H. Larkins, Thomas Stachelek, Thomas Martin, John Docknovitch, Mark Rapson, and Samuel Zambeto (collectively, Respondents) are entitled to summary judgment against William H. O’Rourke (Petitioner). We conclude that they are entitled to partial summary judgment.

The relevant facts are as follows. On January 21, 1997, Petitioner filed a complaint in our original jurisdiction alleging that Respondents violated the Whistle-blower Law. 1 On April 1, 1996, Petitioner, who is employed at the State…