Legal Opinion
Reaves v. Knauer
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 10, 2009No. 1187 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
In this appeal, Joseph Reaves (Plaintiff) asserts error in the denial of his petitions to open judgments of non pros in his medical malpractice action against Julie Knauer, the Medical Department at SCI-Graterford (Medical Department), and Dr. Norman B. Stempler (collectively, Defendants). The Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) denied Plaintiffs petition to open judgment of non pros in favor of Knauer and the Medical Department because Plaintiff failed to file a certificate of merit pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. No. 1042.3. 1 The trial court also…
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