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JACKSON v. HENDRICK

764 A.2d 1139 (2000)

Gerald JACKSON, a/k/a Gerald Day, Charles S. Beaufort, Emanuel Gardner, Anthony Sanders, a Minor, by Alice Sanders, his guardian, and William Respass, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. Edward J. HENDRICK, individually and as Superintendent of Philadelphia Prisons, James H.J. Tate, individually and as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Paula D'Ortona, William F. Boyle, Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Edward R. Cantor, Thomas M. Foglietta, John B. Kelly, Jr., W. Thacher Longstreth, William J. Cottrell, William A. Cibotti, Charles L. Durham, George X. Schwartz, Thomas McIntosh, Joseph L. Zazyczny, Harry P. Jannotti, David Cohen, Isadore H. Bellis, David Silver, Individually and as members of the City Council of the Philadelphia Randolph E. Wise, individually and as Welfare Commissioner, Daniel B. Michie, Jr., Paul A Rafferty, Charles P. Mirarchi, Jr., Arthur W. Thomas, A. Charles Peruto, individually and as members of the Board of Trustees of Philadelphia Prisons, Joseph P. McGowan, Warden of Holmesburg Prison, John B. McGuire, Warden of Eastern State Penitentiary, Patrick M. Curran, Warden of the Detention Center Louis S. Aytch, Warden of the House of Correction, City of Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 21, 2000.

As Amended December 8, 2000.

Reargument Denied January 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia Berman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

David Rudovsky, Philadelphia, for appellees.

BEFORE: FRIEDMAN, Judge, FLAHERTY, Judge and NARICK, Senior Judge.

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from the October 1, 1996 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which was reinstated and amended by an order of the trial court dated March 7, 1997. The trial court's October 1, 1996 order, as amended, found the City in contempt for failure to comply with a September 6, 1991 consent decree (Consent Decree), and subsequent stipulations...

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