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Weaver v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 29, 2003PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Seeking return of confiscated artwork and art supplies and the enforcement of written Department of Corrections (DOC) policies, Francis E. Weaver (Petitioner), representing himself, filed a petition for review in the nature of mandamus. DOC filed preliminary objections which are currently before the Court. We sustain the preliminary objections and dismiss the petition.

Petitioner is an inmate in a state correctional facility serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. During a random search of Petitioner’s cell, two prison guards confiscated a copy of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Small v. HornSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Shore v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Paluch v. PA Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Portalatin v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  4. O'Toole v. Pa. Dep't of Corr.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Yount v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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