PIEVSKY v. RIDGE

No. 96-7206.

98 F.3d 730 (1996)

Max PIEVSKY, Appellant, v. Thomas J. RIDGE, in his capacity as the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1996.

As Amended October 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sprague (argued), Geoffrey C. Jarvis, Peter Konolige, Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant.

Paul A. Tufano (argued), General Counsel, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, PA, Stephanie A. Middleton, Gregory E. Dunlap, Eric L. Settle, Gregg R. Melinson, Deputies General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Harrisburg, PA, for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, Chief Judge, COWEN and ROTH Circuit Judges.


OPINION

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

Former Commissioner of the Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey ("DRPA"), Max Pievsky, filed a complaint challenging the Governor of Pennsylvania's power to remove him without cause under the terms of the DRPA Compact, an interstate agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey. The district court dismissed the complaint on summary judgment, concluding that the Governor...

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