Legal Opinion

D.L. Ness v. York Twp. Board of Commissioners and York County Commissioners

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 17, 2015No. 1458 C.D. 2014PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge JAMES GARDNER COLINS.

This matter is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County (trial court) awarding counsel fees to the York Township Board of Commissioners (Township) under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2503. Because the Township filed its Petition for Sanctions seeking counsel fees more than 30 days after the trial court’s final order in this case, we vacate the award of counsel fees for lack of jurisdiction.

On November 13, 2013, Dennis L. Ness (Ness), pro se, filed a Petition for Review against the Township and York County Commissioners (County),…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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