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JACKSON v. HENDRICK

509 Pa. 456 (1986)

503 A.2d 400

Gerald JACKSON, et al., Appellees, v. Edward J. HENDRICK, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara W. Mather, City Sol., Richard J. Gold, Divisional Deputy City Sol., August V. Sellito, Guy P. Vilim, Asst. City Sols., for appellant.

David Rudovsky, First Asst. Defender, Donald Bronstein, Asst. Defender, for appellee.

Gregory R. Neuhauser, Deputy Atty. Gen., for Com. of Pa.

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., for Philadelphia Co.

Dennis R. Biondo, Pittsburgh, for Allegheny Co.

James M. McNamara, Doylestown, for Bucks Co.

Frederick M. Wentz, Norristown, for Montgomery Co.

John S. Halsted, West Chester, for Chester Co.

Matthew S. Donaldson, Jr., Media, for Delaware Co. Bd. of Prison Inspectors.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This Court has assumed extraordinary jurisdiction of appeals by officials of the City of Philadelphia from two orders entered by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in the wake of protracted litigation concerning conditions in the Philadelphia prison system. The first order established timetables for the reduction of the prison population and the elimination of double and triple-celling of inmates. The second held the appellants...

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