L. K. v. PennDPW

No. 558 C.D. 1988.

122 Pa.Commw. 470 (1989)

552 A.2d 739

L. K., Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Polin, for petitioner.

Ruth O'Brien, Assistant Counsel, for respondent.

Argued October 31, 1988, before Judges CRAIG and PALLADINO, and Senior Judge NARICK, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, January 6, 1989:

Petitioner L. K. appeals from the Department of Public Welfare's (DPW) denial of petitioner's request for expungement of an "indicated report" of child abuse as provided by the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL).1 The DPW denied petitioner's request for a hearing on the ground that the petitioner's request was untimely under the DPW's regulations.

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