W. Scott Cornelious vs. Camp Hill

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IN THE COURT O F COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA cW.SCOTT CORNELIOUS CIVLACTION - LAW m

Plaintiff U ,rvs. NO.

CAMP HILLBORO t > +Defendant

NOTICE TO DEFEND

YOUHAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. F YOU WISH TO DEFEND AGAINSTTHE CLAIMSSET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, YOU MUST TAKE ACTION WITHIN TWENTY20) AYS AFTER THIS COMPLAINT AND NOTICE ARE SERVED, BY ENTERING AWRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY AN ATTORNEY AND FILING INWRITING WITH THE COURT YOURDEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SETFORTH AGAINST YOU. YOU ARE WARNED THAT IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASEMAYPROCEED WITHOUTYOUAND AJUDGMENTMAYBE ENTEREDAGAINSTYOUBY THE COURT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR ANY MONEY CLAIMED IN THECOMPLAINT OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR RELIEF REQUESTED BY THEPLAINTIFF. YOUMAYLOSE MONEYOR PROPERTY OR OTHERRIGHTS IMPORTANTTO YOU.

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INTHE COURT OFCOMMONPLEAS OFCUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA

CIVILDIVISION

W.SCOTT CORNELIOUS,Plaintiff CIVILACTION LAW

VCAMP HILLBOROUGH, NO.Defendant

COMPLAINTINMANDAMUS

AND NOW, omes th e Plaintiff, y and t h rough h is Attorneys, Lightman, Welby &Stoltenberg,LLC,and avers th e following in suppor t of h is Complaint in Mandamus:

PARTIES

1. Plaintiff, Scott Cornel iou s (hereinafter "Plaintiff"),s an adul t individual an d resident ofPerry Coun ty within th e Commonwea l t h of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff is e m plo ye d b y th eCamp Hill B orou g h P o l ic e D e pa rtm e n t within Cumber land County.

2. Defendant,Camp Hill Borough (hereinafter "Defendant "),is a municipal corporation andpolitical subdivision of th e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, organized and existing inaccordance with the provision of the Borough Code, 53 PS 45101 et. seq., ndmainta in ing a principle place of operat ion at 2145 Walnut Street, Camp Hill,PA,17011.

JURISDICTION

3. Jurisdiction in th is m a tte r is properly situated in th e Cou r t of C o m m o n Pleas p u rs u an t tothe provisions of42 Pa.CS 31.


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VENUE

4. Venue in th is matter is proper ly placed in th e Cour t of C o m m o n Pleas of Cumber landCounty pursuant to Pa.RP006, as it is in this venue that th e cause of action arose andth a t b o th p artie s can be found.

ALLEGATIONS OFFACT

5. Plaintiff is employed a s a pol ice officer of th e Camp Hill Borough Pol ice DepartmentPolice Depar tment ) since September 5, 1995 , presently serving in th e capacity of apatrolman.

6. Pr ior to being h i red b y th e Po l i ce Depar tment , Plaintiff served in th e United States armedforces. To wit:Plaintiff served in th e Army (Reserve and Active Duty) nd th e ArmyNat ional Guard for var ious per iods of t ime between 1987 and 1997 .

7. O n January 24,2009,Plaintiff enlisted in th e Pennsy lvan ia Army National Guard and h ascont inuous ly served a s a reservist t h rough th e present .

8. In 2009, Plaintiff was d ep lo ye d to a ctiv e -duty service, equiring him to t ake a militaryleave of absence from h is employment a s a patrolman with th e Po l ice Department.P l a i n t i f f 'sep loymen t was to Fo rt Indiantown Gap;and h is service dates were from June7, 00 9 to August 16,2009.

9. In 2010, Plaintiff was d ep lo ye d to a ctive -duty service, equiring him to tak e a militaryleave of absence from h is emp loymen t as a pat ro lman with th e Po l i ce Department.P l a i n t i f f 'sep loymen t was to Afghanistan;and h is service dates were from A u g u s t 1,

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2010 to approximately the beginning of January 2011. This deployment to a combatzonewasordered pursuant to 10USC 2301(D.

10. In 2011, Plaintiff was deployed to active -duty service, equir ing h im to tak e a militaryleave of absence from h is e m plo ym e nt a s a patrolman with th e Pol ice Depar tment .P l a i n t i f f 'seployment wa s fo r th e purpose of provid ing service and s u pp ort to thosedevastated by Hurr icane Le e within Pennsylvania (state active duty); nd h is s ervic edates were from September 7,2011 t o Sep tember 11, 2011.

11. In 2011, Plaintiff was deployed to active -duty service, equiring him to take a militaryleave of absence from h is employment a s a patro lman with th e Pol ice Depar tment .Plaintiffs dep loyment was to Fort Indiantown Gap f o r Wa rr io r Leader Training; and h isservice dates were from M ay 13,2011 to May 28,2011.

12. In 2012, Plaintiff was d ep lo y ed to active -duty service, equir ing h im to take a militaryleave of absence f rom h is employment a s a patro lman with th e Pol ice Depar tment .P l a i n t i f f 'sep loymen t was to Cam p She lby in Mississippi; and h is service dates werefrom October 9, 01 2 to approximately February 2013.

13. In each of th e above -noted instances, Plaintiff wa s approved fo r a military leave ofabsence upo n providing proof of h i s a c tiv e -duty orders to Defendant.

14.In each of th e abo ve -noted instances, Plaintiff utilized h is accrued, but unused, eavetime.

15. In each of th e ab ove -noted instances, Defendant fai led to pay Plaintiff a to ta l of fifteen15) ays paid military leave inaccordance with 51PaCSA 102.

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16.In th e in sta n ce for which Plaintiff was cal led to active duty for state service relating tosupport for Hurr i cane Lee,Defendant failed to pay Plaintiff for all of h is military leave inaccordance with 51 Pa.CSA 102.

17. In April of 2013,Plaintiff requested th a t D e fe n d an t address th e failure to pay th e var iousperiods ofmilitary leave in each of th e y ea rs 2009,2010,2011 and 2012.

18.By e -mail of April 23,2013, Defendant informed Plaintiff t ha t h e was du e and /or owedno t h i ng from the time period from 2009 t h rough 2012. D e fe n d an t a c k n o w le d ge d theirresponsibility under the 51 Pa.CSA102, however, b y stat ing t hey would providePaid Military Leave" or dates requested after April 16, 2013.

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ACTION INMANDAMUS

19.Paragraphs one (1)h rough eighteen (18) re incorporated herein by reference as if fullyse t forth at length.

20.O u r P e n n sy lv an ia Statutes imposes a mandato ry burden upo n political subdiv is ions toprovide, nter alia, h e following entitlement:

leave of absence from their respective dut ies without loss of pay, ime o refficiency rating on all days no t exceeding 15 days in any one year duringwhich t hey shall, as memb ers of th e Pennsy lvan ia National Guard...,eengaged in training o r o th e r military duty und e r orders autho r i zed by Federa lor State law.

51PaCSA 4102(a(14


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2 1 . O u r P e n n s y l v a n i a S t a t u t e s i m p o s e a m a n d a t o r y b u r d e n u p o n p o l i t i c a l s u b d i v i s i o n s t op r o v i d e , i n t e r alia, h e f o l l o w i n g a d d i t i o n a l e n t i t le m e n t :w h e n s u c h o f f i c e r s a n d e m p l o y e e s s h a l l b e o r d e r e d . . .o a c t i v e d u t y , t h e rt h a n a c t i v e d u t y f o r t r a i n i n g , f o r a p e r i o d o f 3 0 o r m o r e c o n s e c u t i v e d a y s a n da s s i g n e d t o d u t i e s a w a y f r o m h o m e s t a t i o n a n d w h e n s u c h d u t y i s o r d e r e dnder 10USC 2301 ... t h e y m a y b e e n t i t l e d t o u p t o 1 5 d a y s of a d d i t i o n a lm i l i t a r y l e a v e o f a b s e n c e i n a n y o n e y e a r w i t h o u t l o s s o f p a y , i m e a n defficiency rating.

51 Pa.CSA 4102(a(22 2 . P l a i n t i f f p o s s e s s e d , n d p o s s e s s e s , a n e n t i t l e m e n t t o p a i d m i l i t a r y l e a v e p u r s u a n t t o 5 1Pa.CSA 4102(a(1nd (2).T h e m a n d a t o r y n a t u r e of t h is e n t i t l e m e n t c r e a t e s a

property r igh t for Plaint i f f in t h e same.2 3 . U n d e r A r t i c l e I, e c t i o n 1 o f t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a C o n s t i t u t i o n , a l l m e n a r e b o r n e q u a l l y a n d

h a v e a n i n d e f e a s i b l e r i g h t i n t h e p o s s e s s i o n a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f p r o p e r t y .2 4 . P l a i n t i f f 'sr o p e r t y i n t e r e s t s i n t h i s m a t t e r a r e c r e a t e d b y a n d .t h r o u g h s t a t e l a w a n d a r e t ob e a f f o r d e d c o n s t i t u t i o n a l p r o t e c t i o n . S e e , g e n e r a l l y , L i s a H . . t a t e B d . O f E d u c . , 4 7

A.d 669,672.

2 5 . P l a i n t i f f h a s a c l e a r r i g h t t o r e c e i v e p a i d m i l i t a r y l e a v e f o r t h o s e p e r i o d s o f t i m e i n 2 0 0 9 ,2 0 1 0 , 2 0 1 1 a n d 2 0 1 2 t h a t i s d i r e c t , s u b s t a n t i a l a n d p r e s e n t p u r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e I, e c t i o n 1of the Pennsylvania Constitution and 51 Pa.CSA 4102(a(1nd (2).

2 6 . D e f e n d a n t h a s a m a n d a t o r y , n o n - i s c r e t i o n a r y d u t y t o p a y P l a i n t i f f m i l i t a r y l e a v ep u r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e I, e c t i o n 1 o f t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a C o n s t it u t io n a n d 5 1 Pa.CA 4102(a(1n d (2).

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2 7 . O t h e r t h a n t h e a c t i o n s e t f o r t h h e r e in , P l a i n t i f f h a s n o r e m e d y a t l a w a d e q u a t e to e n f o r c eh is rights in this regard.W H E R E F O R E , P l a i n t i f f s e e k s a n O r d e r in M a n d a m u s , d i r e c t i n g D e f e n d a n t to c o m p l y

w i t h it s m a n d a t o r y d u t y to p r o v i d e p a i d m i li t a r y l e a v e f o r t h o s e p e r i o d s of t im e in 2 0 0 9 , 2 0 1 0 ,2 0 1 1 a n d 2 0 1 2 a n d t o m a k e Plaintiff w h o l e fo r a n y l o s s e s from t h o s e d a t e s .

Respectfu l ly submitted:LIGHTMANWELBY & STOLTENBERG,LLC

B 0Ch ris top , er J.Cook,EsquireAttorneyI..No.2043622705 North Front StreetHarr isburg, Pennsylvania 17110717) 34 -0111717) 34 -8964 (fax)Date: July 26,2013 Attorneys for W.Scot t Cornel ious

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VERIFICATION

I verify that th e sta tem en ts m ade in th e forgoing COMPLAINT IN M A N D A M U S aretrue and correct. I unde rs tand tha t fa lse statements herein a r e made subject to th e penalties of 1 8Pa. C.S. 904, e la tin g to u n s w orn falsification to authorities.

Scott Cornelious

Date: U 2 1p 2013

W. Scott Cornelious vs. Camp Hill

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