Legal Opinion

Carter v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 9, 2008No. 709 C.D. 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

John Carter (Carter), pro se, petitions for review from a final determination is sued by the Department of Corrections (Department) in connection with Carter’s request for documents under the law commonly referred to as the Right to Know Law (Law), Act of June 21,1957, P.L. 390, as amended, 65 P.S. §§ 66.1-66.9. We affirm.

Carter, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Smithfield (SCI-Smithfield) submitted a letter to the Right to Know Law Officer (RTKL Officer) with the Department, seeking the following documents for inspection: 1

“Master Index” of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Weaver v. Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. Nanayakkara v. CasellaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Owens v. HornCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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