Legal Opinion
Costanza v. Department of Environmental Resources
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 27, 1992No. 1339 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRY, Senior Judge.
Louis Costanza, t/d/b/a Elephant Septic Tank Service (Costanza), appeals from an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (the Board) which dismissed Costanza’s petition for declaratory relief due to lack of jurisdiction. Costanza seeks a determination that the Board has the inherent power to grant declaratory relief and a remand to the Board. In the alternative, Costanza asks this Court to grant the declaratory relief he seeks. We are not persuaded by Costanza’s arguments and affirm.
On March 6, 1991, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER) sent…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Butler County Mushroom FarmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Marinari v. DEPT. OF ENV. RESOURCESCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Kaiser Energy, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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