Legal Opinion

R.H. v. Dep't of Human Servs.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 8, 2019No. 724 C.D. 2018PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUDGE SIMPSON

In this sealed child abuse expunction case, R.H. (Petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the Department of Human Services (Department), Bureau of Hearing and Appeals (BHA), that adopted a recommendation by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to dismiss Petitioner's request for an appeal nunc pro tunc (late appeal by permission) from an indicated report of child abuse. The ALJ found Petitioner's testimony, that he did not receive the mailed notice, insufficient to nullify the presumption of receipt under the mailbox rule. The ALJ also found that Petitioner…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. H.D. v. Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. Brayman Construction Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Sheehan v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. J.C. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. C.E. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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