J.S. v. COM., DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE


528 Pa. 243 (1991)

596 A.2d 1114

J.S., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Ruprecht, King, Ruprecht & McQuoid, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Kathleen Harrington, Ruth O'Brien, Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg, Pa., Carla Hobson, James J. Dodaro, James A. Esler, Allegheny County Law Dept., Pittsburgh, Pa., Ernest D. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to review the Order of the Commonwealth Court affirming the determination of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (OHA) 125 Pa.Cmwlth. 168, 557 A.2d 801 which rejected the hearing officer's recommendation to expunge an indicated report of child abuse maintained under the Child Protective Services Law, 11 P.S. § 2201 et seq., implicating...

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