Legal Opinion

Sewell v. Solomon

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 15, 1983No. Appeal, No. 431 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

John M. Sewell (Appellant), here appeals the decision of .the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which dismissed his action in mandamus against the City of Philadelphia (City) and various officials thereof because of his failure to exhaust all administrative remedies prior to his action in mandamus. We affirm.

Appellant here sought access to several documents regarding evaluation of his duties as a police officer. These documents were the result of field investigations conducted by police officials. Appellant contends that these documents are part of his…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Citizens Committee to Recall Rizzo v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Geriot v. Council of Borough of DarbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

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