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Bailey v. Wakefield

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 4, 2007PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

Demetrius Bailey, Richard Sutton, Josh Griffin and Jamiel Johnson (collectively, Bailey) appeal pro se from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court) denying leave to file an action in forma pauperis (IFP) and dismissing this action seeking a writ of mandamus against Respondents 1 under Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure (Pa. R.C.P.) No. 240(j) because it was frivolous. 2

Bailey is incarcerated in the Restrictive Housing Unit (RHU) at the State Correctional Institution in Hunting-don, Pennsylvania (SCIH). On May 16, 2007, Bailey filed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Jones v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  3. Equitable Gas Co. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare, Farview State Hospital v. KallingerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Mann v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Bailey v. MillerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. A. Walker v. SCI-Greene Psychology Department, Staff/SupervisorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2025
  3. A.D. Brown v. M. ZakenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. A.D. Brown v. M. ZakenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Bailey v. HeistDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2024

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