Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Hendrick
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 8, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from the October 1, 1996 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which was reinstated and amended by an order of the trial court dated March 7, 1997. The trial court’s October 1, 1996 order, as amended, found the City in contempt for failure to comply with a September 6, 1991 consent decree (Consent Decree), and subsequent stipulations, governing conditions in the City’s prison system and ordered the City to pay monetary sanctions for its noncompliance. We affirm. 1
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- International Union, United Mine Workers v. BagwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Hicks Ex Rel. Feiock v. FeiockSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Brocker v. BrockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Fenstamaker v. FenstamakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Jackson v. HendrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Township of Lycoming v. ShannonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fisher v. Philip Morris, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Williams v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fisher v. Philip Morris, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Commonwealth v. ReichenbachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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