Legal Opinion

Cohen v. Pelagatti

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 31, 1985No. 2577PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

This appeal seeks to determine whether a trial court can properly issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the use of subpoenas to compel ex parte productions of scholastic and other records of a non-litigant for examination by an attorney and his client. We conclude that in this case the issuance of the preliminary injunction was based on reasonable grounds and affirm.

“[0]n an appeal from the grant or denial of a preliminary injunction, we do not inquire into the merits of the controversy, but only examine the record to determine if there were any apparently reasonable…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Roberts v. School Dist. of ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Zebra v. Pittsburgh School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Mazzie v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Singzon v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pelagatti v. CohenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. McEnanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Schulman v. Franklin & Marshall CollegeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Cohen v. PelagattiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. AultmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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