RIVERA v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS


837 A.2d 525 (2003)

Americo RIVERA, Appellant v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Appellee Andy Torres, Appellant v. SCI-Pittsburgh Superintendent Philip Johnson, Appellee

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas N. Farrell, Pittsburgh, for Rivera and Torres, appellants.

Jon J. Talaber, Camp Hill, for PA Dept. of Corrections, appellee.

Raymond Dorian, Camp Hill, for Johnson appellee.

Before: JOYCE, BENDER and POPOVICH, JJ.


BENDER, J.

¶ 1 Americo Rivera and Andy Torres (Appellants) appeal from the trial court's October 7, 2002 orders denying their petitions for writs of habeas corpus.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

¶ 2 Both Appellants are presently inmates in the Special Management Unit (SMU) at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Greene County. Previously, they were housed in the Long Term Segregation Unit (LTSU...

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