Maxton v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

JOHNSON, Judge:

In 1972 public housing tenants in Philadelphia brought suit in federal court against the Philadelphia Housing Authority 1 in order to secure their procedural due process rights. A consent decree was entered in 1974 and amended in 1978. The 1978 amendment dealt with the tenants’ grievance procedure. It provided, at paragraph 3 of the stipulation of counsel which was approved and adopted by the court 2 :

If either party should appeal an arbitration award, such appeal shall be governed by the provisions of the Pennsylvania Arbitration Act of 1927. A party contesting an arbitrator’s…