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DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE v. KALLINGER

134 Pa.Commw. 415 (1990)

580 A.2d 887

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, FARVIEW STATE HOSPITAL, Petitioner, v. Joseph KALLINGER, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 14, 1990.

Publication Ordered September 10, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Blazusiak, with him, Howard Ulan, Asst. Counsel, and John A. Kane, Chief Counsel, for petitioner.

Jeffrey J. Wander, Honesdale, for respondent.

David Ferleger, Philadelphia, Guardian Ad Litem, for Joseph Kallinger.

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, (Department), Farview State Hospital (Farview), files this Request for Special Emergency Relief asking this Court for a Declaratory Judgment authorizing the involuntary administration of necessary nutrition and medical treatment in order to preserve the safety, health and life of Joseph Kallinger (Kallinger).

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