HOLT v. 2011 LEGIS. REAPPORTIONMENT COM'N


67 A.3d 1211 (2013)

Amanda E. HOLT, Elaine Tomlin, Luis Nudi, Diane Edbril, Dariel I. Jamieson, Lora Lavin, James Yoest, Jeffrey Meyer, Christopher H. Fromme, Timothy F. Burnett, Chris Hertzog, Glen Eckhart, Joan Jessen, Elizabeth Rogan, James Hertzler, Gary Eichelberger, Barbara B. Cross, and Mary Frances Ballard, Appellants v. 2011 LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION, Appellee. Dennis J. Baylor, Appellant v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr. for the 174th Legislative District and State Representative Thomas R. Caltagirone for the 127th Legislative District, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Thomas Schiffer, Rachel J. Amdur, Joan Tarka, Lawrence W. Abel, Margaret G. Morscheck, Lawrence J. Shrzan, Shirley Resnick, Susan Jewett, and Carl Duzen, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Patty Kim, Appellant v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Council President Holly Brown, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, John Hellman, Mayor Leo Scoda, Council President Rich Kirkner, Councilperson Jennifer Mayo, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Daniel P. Doherty, Cheryl L. Nicholas, Stacy C. Hannan, Kristine L. Kipphut, Susan Saba, Tara Anthony, Paula Brensinger, and Seth D. McElroy, Petitiones, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. State Representative Angel Cruz, State Representative W. Curtis Thomas, State Representative Rosita C. Youngblood, State Representative John P. Sabatina, Jr., Angel Ortiz, Brian Eddis, Joseph F. West, Sr., and Karen A. West, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Josh Shapiro, Leslie Richards, Daylin Leach, Samuel Adenbaum, Ira Tackel, Marcel Groen, Harvy Glickman, and David Dormont, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Senator Jay Costa, Senator Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr., Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Senator Shirley M. Kitchen, Senator Leanna M. Washington, Senator Michael J. Stack, Senator Vincent J. Hughes, Senator Anthony H. Williams, Senator Judith L. Schwank, Senator John T. Yudichak, Senator Daylin Leach, Senator Lisa M. Boscola, Senator Andrew E. Dinniman, Senator John P. Blake, Senator Richard A. Kasunic, Senator John N. Wozniak, Senator Jim Ferlo, Senator Wayne D. Fontana, Senator James Brewster, and Senator Timothy J. Solobay, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Tony Amadio and Joe Spanik, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Richard Lattanzi, Mayor of the City of Clairton and Richard Ford, Councilman in the City of Clairton, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee. Kathryn Vargo, Jennifer Grab, Sandra Wolfe, Antonio Lodico, Emily Cleath, Daniel McArdle Booker, Rachel Canning, and Patrick Clark, Appellants v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued September 13, 2012.

Decided May 8, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shauna Christine Clemmer , PA Department of State, for Bureau of Elections, Department of State, Participant.

Kathleen M. Granahan , Linda L. Kelly , Harrisburg, PA Office of Attorney General, for Attorney General's Office, Participant.

Dennis J. Baylor, Pro Se, for Petitioner.

Patrick Kennedy Cavanaugh , Stephen John Del Sole , William Shaw Stickman IV , Pittsburgh, Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd, L.L.C., The Honorable Joseph A. Del Sole , for Respondent.

Mary Ann Mullaney , Brian S. Paszamant , Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, Brian Michael Robinson , DLA Piper US, LLP, Philadelphia, Carl Merritz Buchholz , Philadelphia, for Senator Dominic Pileggi, Respondent Amicus Curiae.

Kathleen A. Gallagher , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, for Michael Turzai, as a Member of the 2011 PA Legislative Reapportionment Commission, Respondent Amicus Curiae.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

This is the second set of direct appeals to this Court arising out of the work of the 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission ("LRC") of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Previously, we filed a per curiam order on January 25, 2012, and declared that the legislative redistricting plan filed by the LRC on December 12, 2011 (the "2011 Final Plan"), was contrary to law under Article II, Section 17(d)...

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