Legal Opinion

Singleton v. Lavan

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 22, 2003PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.

Before this Court are the preliminary objections of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Department) to the petition for review filed pro se by Timothy Singleton (Singleton) in this Court’s original jurisdiction. We sustain the Department’s preliminary objections and dismiss Singleton’s complaint with prejudice for the reasons set forth below.

In his petition, Singleton alleges that he is currently an inmate at SCI-Dallas and that, on February 20, 2008, he received a notice asking him to volunteer to give a sample of his DNA. In this notice, he was informed that…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Buffalo Township v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. PetrollSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Soja v. Factoryville Sportsmen's ClubSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. P.J.S. v. Pennsylvania State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Tindell v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Clark v. BeardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Big Bass Lake Community Ass'n v. WarrenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Rosario v. BeardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. A. Murray v. PA DOCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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