Bukovinsky, P. v. G4S Solutions

CourtSuperior Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedAugust 14, 2015
Docket1260 WDA 2014
StatusUnpublished

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Opinion

J-A19021-15

NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37

PAUL J. BUKOVINSKY, II IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellant

v.

G4S SOLUTIONS, LISA HENNICK, AND RAYMOND BROCK

Appellees No. 1260 WDA 2014

Appeal from the Order July 14, 2014 In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Civil Division at No(s): GD 13-006228

BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., JENKINS, J., and MUSMANNO, J.

MEMORANDUM BY JENKINS, J.: FILED AUGUST 14, 2015

Appellant Paul J. Bukovinsky, II appeals pro se from the order entered

in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, which denied Appellant’s

motion to strike, granted G4S Solutions’, Lisa Hennick’s, and Raymond

Brock’s (“Appellees’”) preliminary objections to Appellant’s complaint, and

dismissed Appellant’s complaint with prejudice. We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this appeal are as follows.

Appellant worked for Appellees as a security officer from November 25, 2011

until September 2012. Appellees issued several notices to Appellant

regarding his poor performance, including failing to sign site visitors in and

out and watching movies and sleeping on the job. On September 24 or 28,

2012, Appellees conducted a meeting with Appellant and terminated his J-A19021-15

employment, although Appellant claims not to have been aware of his

termination at this time.1

On December 10, 2012, the office of Unemployment Compensation

(“UC”) issued a notice of determination, finding the last day of Appellant’s

employment was September 24, 2012, and determining that he was

ineligible for benefits. The notice informed Appellant that his last day to

appeal the determination was December 26, 2012. On December 18, 2012,

Appellant filed a notice of appeal. On January 9, 2013, the UC Board of

Review conducted a hearing and issued a “Referee’s Decision/Order”

affirming the determination of the service center and denying Appellant

benefits.

On April 10, 2013, Appellant filed a complaint against Appellees for

wrongful termination, but mailed the complaint to Appellees instead of

properly having the sheriff serve it. Because they were not properly served,

Appellees did not respond to the complaint. Appellant moved for summary

judgment on September 25, 2013. The court conducted a hearing on ____________________________________________

1 The exact date of Appellant’s termination is disputed. Although not mentioned in his complaint, in his brief Appellant contends that he informed his supervisor about a car accident in which he was involved on September 21, 2012. He then assumed that he was on medical leave pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act. Appellant admits to attending a meeting on September 28, 2012 about his poor work conduct. He alleges “Skip” was going to call him. He claims he was not notified of his termination until December 10, 2012, when he received an order from the unemployment office.

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February 10, 2014, which Appellees did not attend. The court granted

summary judgment in favor of Appellant as to liability but not damages.

Appellees then filed a motion to dismiss Appellant’s complaint and

preliminary objections on February 11, 2014. On March 10, 2014, Appellees

filed a motion for reconsideration of the February 10, 2014 order. The next

day, Appellees filed a notice of appeal. This Court quashed the appeal as

interlocutory. 415 WDA 2014. On May 15, 2014, the court granted

Appellees’ motion for reconsideration and vacated the February 10, 2014

order.2

On July 14, 2014, the court granted Appellees’ preliminary objections

that were filed February 11, 2014 and dismissed Appellant’s complaint with

prejudice. On August 1, 2014, Appellant filed a notice of appeal. The court

did not order, and Appellant did not file, a Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) statement.

Appellant raises the following issues for our review:

1. THE CASE LAW THAT WAS PRESENTED WAS FROM A RULING FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND OTHER APPEAL COURTS WAS NOT UNHELD[?]

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2 In the May 15, 2014 order, the trial court specifically stated that “[Appellees] acknowledge proper service of the complaint.” Trial Court Order, filed May 15, 2014. Appellant should consider himself very fortunate the court did not dismiss his complaint for improper service. Because Appellees acknowledged proper service of the complaint on May 15, 2014, they could have properly filed preliminary objections within 20 days of the order, or before June 4, 2014. Thus, we consider Appellees’ preliminary objections, filed February 11, 2014, timely.

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2. AFTER A JUDGE REVIEWS A COMPLAINT FOR THE SOLE REASON TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL GRANT AN IN FORMA PAUPERIS PETITION AND THEY GRANT IT CAN THAT SAME JUDGE DISMISS THE CASE FOR NOT FILING THAT SAME COMPLAINT WITHIN THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FILING THAT COMPLAINT IF THEY HAVE DECIDED THE COMPLAINT WAS BEING FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER?

3. CAN PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS BE FILED IN RESPONSE TO A MOTION?3

4. ONCE THE DEFENDANTS RECEIVE A NOTICE TO DEFEND ALONG WITH THE COMPLAINT FILED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DO THEY HAVE TO RESPOND EVEN IF THEY DON’T BELIEVE A PRO SE LITIGATE CAN FILE SUCH A COMPLAINT?

5. IF DEFENDANTS FAIL TO RESPOND TO A COMPLAINT DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE A YEAR LATER?

6. ARE EMPLOYERS PROTECTED FROM LAWSUITS FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION IF THEY VIOLATE THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, THE WHISTLEBLOWER ACT, AND THE OSHA ACT OF 1970?

7. IS IT A 14TH AMENDMENT VIOLATION UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECT CLAUSE FOR THE TRIAL COURT TO TAKE AN ATTORNEY’S WORD OVER EVIDENCE BECAUSE THEY ARE ATTORNEYS?

8. IF IT IS SHOWN THAT THE DEFENDANTS HAVE FALSIFIED LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY CAN THEY BE CREDIBLE WITNESS?

9. IS IT A 6TH AMENDMENT VIOLATION TO NOT ORDER A DEFAULT JUDGMENT WHEN THE DEFENSE HAS NOT UPHELD THE PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL PROCEDURES?

3 Questions 4-15 are indented as if they are subsections of question 3.

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10. SHOULD THE COURT TAKE INCONSIDERATION A LITIGATES COLLEGE DEGREE THEY MAY HAVE IN LAW?

11. CAN EMPLOYERS PLEAD “AT WILL DOCTRINE” IF THEY HAVE VIOLATED THE EMPLOYEE’S CIVIL RIGHTS?

12. CAN AN EMPLOYER TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE TO MAKE A SPOT FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO TAKE THEIR PLACE?

13. IS IT A 6TH AMENDMENT VIOLATION FOR THE COURTS TO PROLONG PROCEEDINGS IF THE DEFENSE HASN’T UPHELD PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL PROCEDURES WHILE THE PLAINTIFF HAS?

14. IS A FINAL COURT ORDER VALID IF THE ORDER IS FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION?

15. CAN THE APPELLEES STATE THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT FILED TIMELY IF THEY FRAUDULENTLY CONCEALED THE TERMINATION DATE FROM THE APPELLANT?

Appellant’s Brief at 8 (verbatim).

In his combined issues, Appellant argues that the trial court erred by

granting Appellee’s preliminary objections and dismissing his complaint with

prejudice.4 Appellant challenges both the procedural and the substantive

aspects of the trial court’s decision. Specifically, he claims his complaint was

timely, Appellee’s preliminary objections were untimely, the trial court failed

to review the case law he presented, and the trial court erred by failing to

rule he had a cause of action against Appellee. He claims he is entitled to

4 We note that Appellant fails to separate his issues into separate sections in the body of his brief in violation of Pa.R.A.P. 2119.

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relief on the theory of wrongful termination, and in addition under the

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