Legal Opinion
County of Allegheny v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 6, 1984No. 3649 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Allegheny County (County), along with many other counties in the Commonwealth, is confronted with a prison crisis caused by over-crowding. In response to *75a suit by inmates, the United States District- Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, after finding that the Allegheny County Jail (County Jail) was unconstitutionally overcrowded entered an order directing, inter alia, that by January 1,1984 the County Jail should house no more than 500 male and 30 female prisoners.1 That order was subsequently amended to provide that the County would be required to pay a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Garratt v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Valley Forge Racing Ass'n v. State Horse Racing CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Downing v. Erie City School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co. v. BlickleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Joseph D. Shein, P.C. v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Nader v. HughesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Gerst v. West Poplar Apartments (In Re Gerst)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Lal v. BrooksCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.