JORDAN v. DORSEY

Civ. A. No. 81-1816.

587 F.Supp. 282 (1984)

Sandra JORDAN, et al. v. Joseph DORSEY, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

May 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delaware County Legal Assistance Ass'n, Chester, Pa., for Mary Beth Seminario, Margaret A. Lenzi and Michelle Terry.

Michael J. Ehling, Asst. County Sol., Media, Pa., for Dorsey and Taylor.

Eugene F. Jarrell, III, Media, Pa., for Apartment Comm. Corp.


OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Senior District Judge.

In May, 1981, plaintiffs, low income tenants in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking to enjoin defendants' practices of filing, entering, and executing upon confessed judgments for the possession of real property without giving plaintiffs any notice or a reasonable opportunity to defend against such action.

On June 8, 1983, after temporary injunctive...

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