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ROBINSON v. SHAPP

No. 740 C.D. 1975.

23 Pa.Commw. 153 (1976)

Richard Robinson, individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Milton J. Shapp, individually and as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hahalyak, for plaintiff.

Kathleen Herzog Larkin, Deputy Attorney General, with her Robert Rains, Deputy Attorney General, Lawrence Silver, Deputy Attorney General, and Robert P. Kane, Attorney General, for defendant.

Argued January 5, 1976, before President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., KRAMER, WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS and BLATT.

OPINION BY JUDGE WILKINSON, January 30, 1976:

This action is before us in our original jurisdiction on preliminary objections filed by the defendant to the plaintiff's complaint in equity. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to set aside the Governor's Executive Order No. 1975-5. The order is entitled "Expansion of the Commitment Toward Equal Rights" and provides:

"In furtherance of my commitment to provide leadership in the effort to obtain equal rights...

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