NUTTER v. DOUGHERTY


921 A.2d 44 (2007)

Michael A. NUTTER, Appellant v. John DOUGHERTY, Dwight Evans, Chaka Fattah, Jonathan Saidel and City of Philadelphia. Michael A. Nutter v. John Dougherty, Dwight Evans, Chaka Fattah, Jonathan Saidel Appeal of: John Dougherty. Michael A. Nutter v. John Dougherty, Chaka Fattah, and the City of Philadelphia. City of Philadelphia, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Burke, Philadelphia, for designated appellant, Michael A. Nutter.

Richard G. Feder, Philadelphia, for appellant, City of Philadelphia.

George Bochetto, Philadelphia, for appellee, John Dougherty.

Gregory M. Harvey, Philadelphia, for appellee, Chaka Fattah.

BEFORE: LEADBETTER, President Judge, and COLINS, Judge, and SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, and PELLEGRINI, Judge, and FRIEDMAN, Judge, and COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge.


OPINION BY Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

This matter involves consolidated appeals stemming from dismissal of the complaint filed April 12, 2006 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County by Michael A. Nutter (former Philadelphia City Councilman) against John Dougherty, Chaka Fattah, Dwight Evans and Jonathan Saidel,1 politicians who Nutter averred were exploring Mayoral candidacies. Nutter sought a declaration from the trial court that...

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