Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Hendrick
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 27, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from two orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), each of which holds the City in contempt for failing to comply with a September 6,1991 consent decree (Consent Decree) governing conditions in the City’s prison system and orders the City to pay monetary sanctions for its noncompliance. Because this court lacks jurisdiction over the matter, we quash the City’s appeal.1
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Merrick EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Altemose Construction Co. v. Building & Construction Trades CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Shapiro v. Center Tp., Butler CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Jackson v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Schoff v. RichterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McCarthy v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Ainsworth v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- McCarthy v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Jackson v. HendrickCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- King v. Riverwatch Condominium Ass'n, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County2010