GOODHEART ET AL. v. THORNBURGH ET AL.

No. 3255 C.D. 1986.

104 Pa.Commw. 385 (1987)

522 A.2d 125

Bernard J. Goodheart et al., Petitioners v. The Honorable Dick Thornburgh, in his capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, The State Employees' Retirement Board, and R. Budd Dwyer, in his capacity as Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

March 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry T. Reath, with him, Judith N. Renzulli, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, for petitioners.

John P. Krill, Deputy General Counsel, with him, Andrew H. Cline, for respondent, Governor Richard Thornburgh.

Ursula B. Bartels, with her, C. Clark Hodgson, Jr., Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, for respondent, The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Susan J. Forney, Senior Deputy Attorney General, with her, Andrew S. Gordon, Chief Deputy Attorney General, for respondent, State Employees' Retirement Board.

Vincent X. Yakowicz, for respondent, R. Budd Dwyer, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Argued February 25, 1987, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR.


OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE CRUMLISH, JR. March 6, 1987:

The Honorable BERNARD J. GOODHEART, representing himself, an association, and five other judges of the common pleas court1 (petitioners) have filed a petition for review in the nature of a complaint in mandamus and for a declaratory judgment. Petitioners ask this Court to declare unconstitutional those portions of the State...

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