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BLAKE v. PAPADAKOS

No. 91-1537.

953 F.2d 68 (1992)

Edward J. BLAKE, Hon., President Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas v. Nicholas P. PAPADAKOS, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Ralph J. Cappy, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Robert N.C. Nix, Jr., Hon., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Rolf Larsen, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; John P. Flaherty, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; James T. McDermott, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Stephen A. Zappala, Hon., Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Honorable Nicholas P. Papadakos, Honorable Ralph J. Cappy, Honorable Robert N.C. Nix, Jr., Honorable Rolf Larsen, Honorable John P. Flaherty, Honorable James T. McDermott and Honorable Stephen A. Zappala, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Donaldson (argued), A. Taylor Williams, Administrative Office of PA Courts, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Perry S. Bechtle (argued), Conrad O. Kattner, Sally J. Garber, LaBrum & Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before BECKER, GREENBERG and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal brings before us for review an order of the District Court which enjoined the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from taking any acts diminishing the power of the President Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.

The Honorable Edward J. Blake, President Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, brought an action in the Pennsylvania...

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