Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 1984No. Appeal, No. 748 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jr.,
This case involves an appeal from the decision of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying appellant Alcides ,Cruz’s request for expungement of a report of “indicated” child abuse which was filed pursuant to the Child Protective Services Law (Law), 11 P.S. §§2201-2224.1
The Law, which was enacted in 1975, establishes a procedure for maintenance of a central istate-wide *362registry which, contains record of all “founded” and “indicated” reports of child abuse. As defined in the Law, a “founded report” is “a report made ... if there has been any…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gunter v. GunterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. ShusterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re BagleySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- In the Interest of Leslie H.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- D.N. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Brozovich v. Circle C Group Homes, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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