Legal Opinion

Siteman v. City of Allentown

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 14, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Thomas Siteman, Jr. (Siteman)1 appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County- (trial court) dismissing Siteman’s petition to review his discharge from employment as a police officer by the City of Allentown (City) and the City of Allentown City Council (City Council) pursuant to section 4408 of the Third Class City Code (Code).2

In a letter dated October 7, 1993, Wayne T. Stephens, Director of the City’s Depart*889ment of Police, notified Siteman that he was suspended without pay until City Council could adjudicate certain charges against him.3 On October 20,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Meixell v. Hellertown Borough CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  2. DiGiacinto v. City of AllentownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Sherman v. KaiserCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. In Re Complaint of John Doe Jcp No. 92-040Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Stroudsburg Area School District v. KellyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. State ex rel. Dunn v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2026
  3. Mukerji v. City of Reading Charter Review BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. PAPARO v. BOROUGH OF YEADONDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2024
  5. R.P. Grim v. Maxatawny Twp. Bd. of Supers.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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