Baron v. Commonwealth Department of Human Services

OPINION BY

JUDGE SIMPSON

In this matter of first impression, we consider whether a requester may enforce an order to disclose records sought under the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) 1 while an appeal of that order is pending. Before us are Health Partners Plans, Inc.’s (Health Partners) preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to Bruce G. Baron’s (Petitioner) petition for review seeking mandamus relief in our original jurisdiction to enforce the Office of Open Records’ (OOR) order directing the Department of Human Services (DHS) to disclose records to him within 30 days. Because Petitioner…