WALLS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA


165 Pa.Commw. 174 (1994)

646 A.2d 592

William James WALLS; John Brooks; John Prendergast; Ray Lewis; John Kay; Walt Livingston; Joe Lynch v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Edward G. Rendell, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; Philip Rivera, Jr., Commissioner of Police, and Laurence Nodiff; Edward Hargadon; Neil Lawley; George Boothman; Kenneth Campbell; James Christie; Michael Taylor; and Carol Scott Abrams; Alex Blair; John Bradley; William Bugg; Frank Clark; Thomas Coccia; Frederick Corsino; Brian Dorsey; Anthony Doughten; Ronald Eldridge; Stacy Herring, Jr.; Rollins Hetzel; Dennis M. Leahy; Aloysius Martin; Daniel McCann; Stephen McCoullum; Joseph McHugh; Thomas McGrath; Dominic Mingacci; George Minner; James Mitchell; Alice Mulvey; Robert P. Murphy; Kenneth O'Brien; James Offner; Robert Prendergast; John Terry; Robert J. Tucker; Gregory Tuffner; Michael Vitale; Kenneth Walking. Appeal of CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant. (Two Cases) William James WALLS; John Brooks; John Prendergast; John Kay; Walt Livingston; Joe Lynch v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; Edward G. Rendell, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; Philip Rivera, Jr., Director of Personnel; Richard Neal, Commissioner of Police; and Laurence Nodiff; Edward Hargadon; Neil Lawley; George Boothman; Kenneth Campbell; James Christie; Michael Taylor; and Carol Scott Abrams; Alex Blair, John Bradley; William Bugg, Frank Clark, Thomas Coccia, Frederick Corsino; Brian Dorsey; Anthony Doughten; Ronald Eldridge; Stacy Herring, Jr.; Rollins Hetzel; Dennis M. Leahy; Aloysius Martin; Daniel McCann; Stephen McCoullum; Joseph McHugh; Thomas McGrath; Dominic Mingacci; George Minner; James Mitchell; Alice Mulvey, Robert P. Murphy; Kenneth O'Brien; James Offner; Robert Prendergast; John Terry; Robert J. Tucker; Gregory Tuffner; Michael Vitale; Kenneth Walking. Appeal of Laurence D. NODIFF; Edward Hargadon; Neil Lawley; George Boothman; Kenneth Campbell; James Christie; Michael Taylor, Appellants. (Two Cases) William James WALLS, John Brooks, John Prendergast, Ray Lewis, John Kay, Walt Livingston, and Joe Lynch v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Edward G. Rendell, Philip Rivera, Jr. and Richard Neal. William James WALLS, John Brooks, John Prendergast, John Kay, Walt Livingston, Joe Lynch v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Edward G. Rendell, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Philip Rivera, Jr., Director of Personnel, Richard Neal, Commissioner of Police, and Laurence Nodiff, Edward Hargadon, Neil Lawley, George Boothman, Kenneth Campbell, James Christie, Michael Taylor and Carol Scott Abrams, Alex Blair, John Bradley, William Bugg, Frank Clark, Thomas Coccia, Frederick Corsino, Brian Dorsey, Anthony Doughten, Ronald Eldridge, Stacy Herring, Jr., Rollins Hetzel, Dennis M. Leahy, Daniel McCann, Aloysius Martin, Stephen McCoullum, Joseph McHugh, Thomas McGrath, Dominic Mingacci, George Minner, James Mitchell, Alice Mulvey, Robert P. Murphy, Kenneth O'Brien, James Offner, Robert Prendergast, John Terry, Robert J. Tucker, Gregory Tuffner, Michael Vitale, Kenneth Walking, Appellants. William James WALLS, John Brooks, John Prendergast, John Kay, Walt Livingston, Joe Lynch v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Edward G. Rendell, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Philip Rivera, Jr., Director of Personnel, Richard Neal, Commissioner of Police, and Laurence Nodiff, Edward Hargadon, Neil Lawley, George Boothman, Kenneth Campbell, James Christie, Michael Taylor and Carol Scott Abrams, Alex Blair, John Bradley, William Bugg, Frank Clark, Thomas Coccia, Frederick Corsino, Brian Dorsey, Anthony Doughten, Ronald Eldridge, Stacy Herring, Jr., Rollins Hetzel, Dennis M. Leahy, Aloysius Martin, Daniel McCann, Stephen McCoullum, Joseph McHugh, Thomas McGrath, Dominic Mingacci, George Minner, James Mitchell, Alice Mulvey, Robert P. Murphy, Kenneth O'Brien, James Offner, Robert Prendergast, John Terry, Robert J. Tucker, Gregory Tuffner, Michael Vitale, Kenneth Walking.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 17, 1994.

As Amended June 20, 1994.

Reargument Denied August 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Jane Hix, Deputy City Sol., for appellants City of Philadelphia, et al.

Catherine L. Merino, for appellants Laurence D. Nodiff, et al.

Howard Lebofsky, for appellants Carol Scott Abrams, et al.

Harry Lore, for appellees William James Walls, et al.

Before DOYLE and NEWMAN, JJ., and NARICK, Senior Judge.


DOYLE, Judge.

Laurence Nodiff, et al., Carol Scott Abrams, et al. and the City of Philadelphia (collectively Appellants), appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting a preliminary injunction and an order of the same court granting a permanent injunction.

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