Legal Opinion
Philadelphia District Attorney's Office v. Stover
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 2017No. 1952 C.D. 2016PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JUDGE MeCULLOUGH
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (District Attorney) appeals from the October 20, 2016 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which' affirmed the decision of the Office of Open Records (OOR) compelling the District Attorney to provide records responsive to a request by Gregory Stover (Requester) for documents related to his conviction pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL). 1 Consistent with precedent, we conclude that the requested records seek “judicial records,” or, stated differently, “records of a judicial agency,”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LongSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth, Office of Open Records v. Center TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. HallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1862
- In Re Estate of StrickerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Pettit v. NamieCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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3Cited by10 opinions
- County of Berks v. PA OOR and ALDEA - The People's Justice CenterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Philadelphia District Attorney's Office v. C. WilliamsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- G. Wilkins v. PA OAG (OOR)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026
- J. Magee v. Philadelphia DA's OfficeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- K. Silas v. Philadelphia Office of Judicial Records (OOR)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
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