Stodghill v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA David Manning Stodghill , : Petitioner : : v. : : Pennsylvania Department : of Corrections, : No. 363 M.D. 2015 Respondent : Submitted: January 22, 2016 BEFORE: HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, President Judge HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge HONORABLE ROCHELLE S. FRIEDMAN, Senior Judge OPINION BY JUDGE COVEY1 FILED: November 23, 2016 David Manning Stodghill (Stodghill), pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus (Petition), wherein he asks this Court to order the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Department) to interpret Section 9718.1(b) of the…