Pennsylvania Cases September 26, 2019: In re Cohen
Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: Sept. 26, 2019
Case Description
218 A.3d 383 (Table)
IN RE: Nomination Papers of Sherrie COHEN as Candidate for the Office of Philadelphia City Council-At-Large
Petition of: Sherrie Cohen
In re: Nomination Papers of Sherrie Cohen as Candidate for the Office of Philadelphia City Council-At-Large
Petition of: Sherrie Cohen
No. 455 EAL 2019
No. 456 EAL 2019
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
September 26, 2019
ORDER
PER CURIAM
[218 A.3d 384]
AND NOW , this 26th day of September, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED , LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue rephrased for clarity, is:
Did the Commonwealth Court and the trial court err by not considering the withdrawal of Candidate's nomination petition by court order to be a voluntary withdrawal that would allow her to file nomination papers pursuant to Packrall v. Quail , 411 Pa. 555, 192 A.2d 704 (1963) ?
The Prothonotary is directed to set an expedited briefing schedule.