Legal Opinion

In re Enforcement of Subpoenas to John Doe Corporations A, B, C, D & E

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 1985No. 144 E.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.*

This case is before us on our grant of the captioned corporations’ application for assumption of plenary jurisdiction. That application was filed after Commonwealth Court refused to dismiss the Pennsylvania Crime Commission’s petition for enforcement of subpoenas duces tecum. The Commission had issued and served the subpoenas upon the corporations in connection with an investigation it was conducting. As a corollary to its order refusing the corporations’ motion to dismiss the petition for enforcement, Commonwealth Court struck their petitions to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Reisman v. CaplinSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Pennsylvania Crime Commission SubpoenaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Chidsey v. MallenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. John Doe Corp. A, B, C, D, & E v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Crime CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re StoutSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. In Re Subpoena on Jud. Inq. & Rev. Bd.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. In Re Petition for Enforcement of a Subpoena to SemeraroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Stout v. Commonwealth ex rel. PreateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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