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BUCKLAND v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY OF COM. OF PA.

No. 86-1404.

812 F.2d 146 (1987)

Sandra Freese BUCKLAND, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated and Catherine Hunter, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated and Alfred Turner, on his own behalf and on behalf of all others similary situated, Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY OF the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; County of Delaware of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; County of Philadelphia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and County of Chester of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Cunningham, Jr., Koch, Phelps & Cunningham, Norristown, Pa., for appellants.

Walter S. Jenkins, Sweeney, Sheehan & Spencer, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Montgomery County.

Michael J. Ehling, Asst. County Solicitor Delaware County, Media, Pa., for appellee Delaware County.

Valerie West, Chief Asst. City Solicitor, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Philadelphia County.

Janet M. Colliton, Chester County Solicitor's Office, West Chester, Pa., for appellee Chester County.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, WEIS, Circuit Judge, and ZIEGLER, District Judge.

Submitted Pursuant To Third Circuit Rule 12(6) January 23, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure authorize the posting of a bail bond by depositing cash equal to ten percent of the amount of bail. They also permit a county to set a reasonable fee to cover the cost of administering the program. Plaintiffs, who have been assessed varying amounts by several counties, contend that the rules are unconstitutional...

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