C.N. and minor child v. Dept of Human Srvc ( 2020 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
C.N., L.B., AND MINOR CHILD B.K.L.N.; : No. 76 MM 2020
J.A.R., E.G.M., AND MINOR CHILD J.G.; :
M.N., P.M., AND MINOR CHILD H.M.N.; :
G.C., J.J.S.J., AND MINOR CHILD M.S.J.; :
M.C., G.S.C., AND MINOR CHILDREN :
G.R.S.C. AND N.B.T.; M.E.L., E.O.E., AND :
MINOR CHILD J.O.E., :
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Petitioners :
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v. :
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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF :
HUMAN SERVICES, :
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Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 16th day of April, 2020, the “Application for Extraordinary Relief
under the Court’s King’s Bench Jurisdiction” is DENIED without prejudice to file an action
in the Commonwealth Court or with the Department of Human Services. If an action is
filed in the Commonwealth Court, either in its original jurisdiction or as an appeal from an
administrative agency, pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration 1952(A) and the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s constitutionally conferred general supervisory and
administrative authority over all courts and magisterial district judges, see PA. CONST. art
V, § 10(a), this Court DIRECTS that the Commonwealth Court shall establish an
expedited schedule for such matter and shall move expeditiously to resolve the matter so
as to prevent further potential harm to Petitioners.
Additionally, Petitioners’ Application for Relief to File a Reply Brief in Support of
Petitioners’ Application for Extraordinary Relief Under the Court’s King’s Bench
Jurisdiction is GRANTED.
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