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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fortune v. Dragovich

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 19, 2002PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 Kenneth Fortune appeals, pro se, from the trial court’s order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus and his request to proceed in forma pauperis. Fortune, a prison inmate, contends that prison -officials transferred him from one institution to another and imposed more restrictive conditions of confinement in retaliation for his prison reform activities and thus violated his constitutional rights. We conclude that Fortune’s allegations do not provide a cognizable basis for relief on a habeas corpus petition. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Weaver v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bryant v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Lachat v. HinchliffeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Thomas v. HoltzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Rivera v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Moss v. SCI - Mahanoy Superintendent Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Commonwealth v. BowmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. O'BrianSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Com. ex rel. P. Vanderpool v. Mr. Abrams/Mr. Lemasters, John Does and Jane Does ~ Appeal of: P. VanderpoolCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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