COSTA v. CORTES

No. 251 M.D. 2016.

143 A.3d 430 (2016)

Senator Jay COSTA, Pa. 43rd District, Senator Daylin Leach, Pa. 17th District, in their Official Capacities, and Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Pa. 2nd District, in her Official Capacity and individually on behalf of qualified electors in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Petitioners, v. Secretary Pedro A. CORTES, Senator Joseph B. Scarnati, Pa. 25th District, and Senator Jacob Corman III, Pa. 34th District, each in their Official Capacities, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Alexander Bochetto and John A. O'Connell , Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Matthew H. Haverstick and Mark E. Seiberling , Philadelphia, for respondents Senators Joseph B. Scarnati and Jacob Corman III.

Timothy E. Gates , Chief Counsel, and Kathleen M. Kotula , Deputy Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, for respondent Secretary Pedro A. Cortes.


Presently before the Court for disposition is the application of the Honorable Jay Costa, the Honorable Daylin Leach, and the Honorable Christine M. Tartaglione, duly-elected members of the Pennsylvania Senate (Petitioners), for special relief in the...

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