SHOATS v. OWEN


128 Pa.Commw. 427 (1989)

563 A.2d 963

Russell SHOATS, Petitioner, v. David OWEN, Joseph Ryan, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Harvey, Deputy Atty. Gen., John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Chief, Litigation Section, Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for respondents.

Before CRAIG and BARRY, JJ., and BLATT, Senior Judge.


BLATT, Senior Judge.

This matter is before us by petition for review addressed to this Court's original jurisdiction by Russell Shoats (petitioner) seeking relief in mandamus.1 Before us now is a motion for summary judgment filed by David Owens and Joseph Ryan (respondents), which we will treat as a motion for summary relief pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1532(b). We will grant the motion.

The petitioner is an inmate incarcerated at the...

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