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Georgevich v. Court of Common Pleas

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 27, 1986
507 A.2d 812 (Pa. 1986)

Opinion

March 27, 1986.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 27th day of March, 1986, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiffs' Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis is granted;

2. The name "Judge Samuel Strauss" is stricken from the caption;

3. Defendants' Motion to Strike References to Classes from Caption and to Dismiss Petition is denied;

4. Plaintiffs' Petition for Extraordinary Relief and/or Assumption of Original Mandamus Jurisdiction is granted. This Court hereby declares that the Act of June 19, 1911, P.L.1059, § 1, as amended, 61 P. S. § 314, is applicable to prisoners serving sentences of less than two (2) years' imprisonment whether confined to state or county correctional facilities.


Summaries of

Georgevich v. Court of Common Pleas

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Mar 27, 1986
507 A.2d 812 (Pa. 1986)
Case details for

Georgevich v. Court of Common Pleas

Case Details

Full title:Anthony GEORGEVICH, on his own behalf and on behalf of the class he…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 27, 1986

Citations

507 A.2d 812 (Pa. 1986)
507 A.2d 812

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