Supreme Court
ORDERS & DECREES
August 12, 2024
In Re: Appointments To The Minor Court Rules Committee;
No. 548; Magisterial District Judge Duane K. Cunningham, Franklin County,
Magisterial District Judge Richard G. King, Allegheny County, and Kerry E.
Smith, Esquire, Philadelphia, are hereby appointed as members of the Minor
Court Rules Committee for a term of six years, commencing October 1, 2024.
August 13, 2024
Com. v. Fuller, Petitioner; 193 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Fuller, Petitioner; 194 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Banks, Petitioner; 116 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Adorno, Petitioner v. Ortiz; 117 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
August 14, 2024
Johnson, Petitioner v. Wetzel; 22 WM 2024; The Petition
for Leave to File Petition for Allowance of Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc
is Denied.
Boyko v. Boyko;
24 MM 2024; The Petition for Leave to File Petition for Allowance of Appeal
Nunc Pro Tunc is Denied.
Superior Court, Middle District v. Loduca,
Petitioner; 25 MM 2024; The Application for Leave to File Original Process is
Granted, and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus is Denied.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Taggart,
Petitioner; 29 MM 2024; The �Application for Exercise of King�s Bench Power or
Extraordinary Jurisdiction� is Denied.
Com. v. Garcia, Petitioner; 32 WM 2024; The Petition for
Leave to File Petition for Allowance of Appeal Nunc Pro Tunc
is Granted. Counsel is Directed to file a Petition for
Allowance of Appeal within 15 days.
Com. v. Smith, Petitioner; 39 EM 2024; The �Notice of
Appeal� is Dismissed.
In Re: Petition Of City Turf Club Op Co. From A Decision Of: Zoning Board Of Adjustment Petition Of: Packer Park
Civic Association; 41 EAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
In Re: Petition Of Packer Park Civic Association From A Decision Of: Zoning Board Of Adjustment Petition Of:
Packer Park Civic Association; 42 EAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of
Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Rahman, Petitioner; 43 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Rahman, Petitioner; 44 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Rahman, Petitioner; 45 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Rahman, Petitioner; 46 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Rahman, Petitioner; 47 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Riffin, Petitioner v. Riffin; 51 MAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is Denied.
Riffin v. Riffin;
52 MAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Hernandez, Petitioner; 68 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. McGowan, Petitioner; 69 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Washington, Petitioner; 75 EAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
In Re: Application Of Michelle A. Henry, Attorney General
Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Requesting An Order Directing That A
Successor Multicounty Investigating Grand Jury Having Statewide Jurisdiction Be
Convened; 86 MM 2024; The Application Requesting an Order Directing that a
Successor Multicounty Investigating Grand Jury Having Statewide Jurisdiction be
Convened, and as it appears that granting the Application is appropriate under
the Investigating Grand Jury Act, 42 Pa.C.S. �� 4541
et seq., it is hereby Ordered as follows. The
Application, requesting that an additional multicounty investigating grand jury
having statewide jurisdiction (�Fifty-Third Statewide Investigating Grand
Jury�) be convened, is hereby Granted.
Com. v. Karash, Petitioner; 86
WAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Hall, Petitioner; 87 WAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Pratt, Petitioner; 98 MAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Pratt, Petitioner; 99 MAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Barksdale, Petitioner; 105 MAL 2024; The
Application for Leave to File Supplement and the Petition for Allowance of
Appeal are Denied.
In The Interest Of: Z.R. Petition Of: Z.R.; 112 EAL 2024;
The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Burda, Petitioner v. Korenman; 138 MAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of
Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Pilchesky, Petitioner;
155 MAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Coleman, Petitioner; 159 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
August 15, 2024
Com. v. Ho; 4 MM 2024; The Petition to Withdraw as
Counsel, this matter is Remanded for the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County
to specify whether the orders that tribunal entered in May 2024 and June 2024,
which permitted Attorney Julian G. Allatt to withdraw
and allowed Ryan Ho to proceed pro se, also control as to Ryan Ho�s
representation status on allocatur review before our
Court.
Com. v. Leonard, Petitioner; 4 WM 2024; The Application
for Leave to File Original Process is Granted. The Court of Common Pleas of
Allegheny County, via its no-answer letter in this matter, acknowledges that
Petitioner has a motion pending before it. As such, the Petition for Writ of
Mandamus is Granted, to the extent it requests that
the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County be compelled to adjudicate
Petitioner�s pending motion.
August 16, 2024
In Re: Reappointment To Court Of Judicial Discipline; No.
988; The Honorable Carolyn H. Nichols, Philadelphia, is hereby reappointed as a
member of the Court of Judicial Discipline for a term expiring January 5, 2028.
The Borough Of Pitcairn v. The
Zoning Hearing Board Of The Borough Of Pitcairn And Monjon, LLC; 71 WAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of
Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Trusty, Petitioner; 78 MAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Childfirst Services, Inc. And
Perk Inc. v. South Heidelberg Township Zoning Hearing Board; 91 MAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Medzie, Petitioner; 95
WAL 2024; The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. McDuffie, Petitioner; 99 EAL 2024; The Petition
for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Com. v. Bell, Petitioner; 118 EAL 2024; The Petition for
Allowance of Appeal is Denied.
Childfirst Services, Inc. And
Perk Inc. v. South Heidelberg Township Zoning Hearing Board; 122 MAL 2024; The
Petition for Allowance of Appeal is Denied.