Jonathan P Newcomb's Legal Cases (7)

Family

Dumas v. Brooks, 2018 Super. Ct. 357 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 31, 2018)

Dec 31, 2018

OUTCOME: Lower court's reconsidered decision vacated and previous support order reinstated for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Published decision. Represented client, a police officer, in the successful appeal of a lower court's reconsidered decision in a child support matter. On appeal, the Pennsylvania Superior Court found ... that the lower court lacked jurisdiction under Pa. R.C.P. 1930.2 to enter the reconsidered decision and therefore vacated the lower court's reconsidered decision, and reinstated the previous order.

Appeals

Scott v. City of Philadelphia, Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 88 A.3d 1071 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014)

Jan 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Commonwealth Court reversed and held that Appellant had rightly asserted standing before the ZBA.

The case turned on whether the Appellant needed to assert standing before the Court of Common Pleas if already asserted before the zoning board of adjustment.

Appeals

Scott v. City of Philadelphia, Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 88 A.3d 1071 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014)

Jan 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Commonwealth Court reversed and held that Appellant had rightly asserted standing before the ZBA.

The case turned on whether the Appellant needed to assert standing before the Court of Common Pleas if already asserted before the zoning board of adjustment.

Appeals

Scott v. City of Philadelphia, Zoning Bd. of Adjustment, 88 A.3d 1071 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014)

Jan 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Commonwealth Court reversed and held that Appellant had rightly asserted standing before the ZBA.

The case turned on whether the Appellant needed to assert standing before the Court of Common Pleas if already asserted before the zoning board of adjustment.

Appeals

Scott v. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 56 A.3d 40 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012)

Oct 03, 2012

OUTCOME: Office of Open Records does not have jurisdiction over DVRPC.

Case involved PA Right to Know Law and whether or not the Office of Open Records had jurisdiction over the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), whether they were protected by Interstat ... e Compact law.

Appeals

Montgomery County v. Iverson, 530 A.3d 281 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012)

Aug 15, 2012

OUTCOME: Interpretation of the statute literally would cause an absurd result, and overwhelm the county.

Case involved the interpretation of ambiguous language contained in the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law Statute (RTKL).

Government

Scott v. SEPTA, July Term 2011, No. 1600 (Phila. Com. P1. Aug. 3, 2012)

Aug 03, 2012

OUTCOME: Metadata is information under the RTKL and discoverable.

Agency denied request for metadata under the Right to Know Law.

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