Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 1995PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGINLEY, Judge.
Presently before this Court are the preliminary objections of Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the petition for declaratory and injunctive relief filed in our original jurisdiction by elected members of the Philadelphia City Council, elected ward leaders, citizens, residents, taxpayers and representative organizations of, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Petitioners).
The City of Philadelphia is governed pursuant to the Home Rule Charter of the City of Philadelphia (Home Rule Charter) that was adopted in 1951 pursuant to the First Class…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cali v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- School District v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Truscott v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Schneck v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Olon v. COM., DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- City of Philadelphia v. SchweikerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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