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.