United States Third Circuit

The preference contained in the Pennsylvania Veterans' Preference Act, 51 Pa. C.S.A. section 7104, is not sufficiently "fundamental" to qualify as a property interest deserving substantive due process protection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/25/2003
• Decided 05/16/2003
• Published 05/16/2003

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge,SCIRICA, Circuit Judge, and SHADUR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel W. Ernsberger (Argued), Behrend & Ernsberger, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas R. Nolin (Argued), Peacock Keller Ecker & Crothers, LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellees.