ARNESON v. WOLF

No. 35 M.D. 2015

117 A.3d 374 (2015)

Erik ARNESON, individually and in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Office of Open Records, and the Senate Majority Caucus, Petitioners v. Thomas W. WOLF, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and Office of Open Records, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel L. Frank , West Chester, for petitioner Erik Arneson.

Matthew H. Haverstick , Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Charles R. Brown , Harrisburg, for respondent, Office of Open Records.

Kenneth L. Joel , Harrisburg, for respondents.

Jonathan D. Koltash , Harrisburg, for respondents.

BEFORE: DAN PELLEGRINI, President Judge, and BERNARD L. McGINLEY, Judge, BONNIE BRIGANCE LEADBETTER, Judge, RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, Judge, P. KEVIN BROBSON, Judge, and PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge.


In this case, the Court discerns legislative intent to determine whether the Executive Director of the Office of Open Records (OOR), a unique and sui generis independent body, was meant to be independent from the executive branch and insulated from the Governor's constitutional power to remove appointees at-will...

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