Carey v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Decided January 24, 2013. Robert Simpson wrote the opinion for the court.

61 A.3d 367 · Cited 90 times

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• Woods v. OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS · 998 A.2d 665
• Commonwealth v. Dugger · 486 A.2d 382
• Joe v. Prison Health Services, Inc. · 782 A.2d 24
• Adams v. Pennsylvania State Police · 51 A.3d 322
• Commonwealth v. Legere · 50 A.3d 260
• In Re Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice · 988 A.2d 1269
• Allegheny County Department of Administrative Services v. A Second Chance, Inc. · 13 A.3d 1025
• Delaware County v. Schaefer Ex Rel. Philadelphia Inquirer · 45 A.3d 1149
• COM. EX REL. UNIFIED JUD. SYS. v. Vartan · 733 A.2d 1258
• Pennsylvania State Troopers Ass'n v. Scolforo · 18 A.3d 435
• Commonwealth v. Vartan · 733 A.2d 1258
• Saunders v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections · 48 A.3d 540

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