Kneller v. Stewart

OPINION BY

Senior Judge JAMES GARDNER COLINS.

This case is a mandamus action in this Court’s original jurisdiction brought by a constable (Constable) against a Magisterial District Court Judge (MDC Judge). Before the Court are the MDC Judge’s preliminary objections. For the reasons set forth below, we sustain the MDC Judge’s preliminary objection to subject matter jurisdiction and order that the action be transferred to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

On December 11, 2014, Constable filed the instant petition for review seeking a judgment in mandamus ordering the MDC Judge to pay Constable…