Legal Opinion
Jackie McDowell v. Philadelphia Housing Authority (Pha) John White Barry Miller Jackie McDowell and the Certified Class Whom She Represents
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 13, 2005No. 04-2609PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to construe a consent decree. The appellants, a class of tenants living in Philadelphia public housing, moved the District Court to enforce the decree and to cite the Philadelphia Housing Authority and two of its employees (together, the “PHA”) for civil contempt. The tenants alleged that the PHA had violated the decree by failing to factor rising gas rates into allowances they were entitled to receive for their gas bills. The District Court denied the motion initially and on reconsideration, concluding that the tenants could not…
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