Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Horn

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 23, 1998PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Walter Anderson (Anderson) petitions the Court pro se to review an order of the Department of Corrections (DOC) directing Anderson to reimburse DOC $998.67 from Anderson’s inmate account. This petition is addressed to the Court’s appellate jurisdiction. Anderson questions whether it is lawful for DOC to withdraw funds for medical restitution from prisoners’ accounts and whether the holding in Commonwealth v. Figueroa, 456 Pa.Super. 620, 691 A.2d 487 (1997), prohibits DOC from withdrawing funds from prisoners’ accounts as restitution for institutional medical and property damages.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. RunionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Holloway v. LehmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Lawson v. PA. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Ricketts v. Central Office Review Committee of the Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hill v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Brome v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. Greene v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Moss v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Byrd v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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