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Hatcher v. Court of Common Pleas Phila. Cnty.

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
Nov 21, 2014
104 A.3d 1155 (Pa. 2014)

Summary

dismissing petition for writ of mandamus as an "improper attempt at hybrid representation"

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Opinion

No. 157 EM 2014.

11-21-2014

Jamal HATCHER, Petitioner v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, Respondent.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 21st day of November, 2014, the Application for Leave to File Original Process and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus are DISMISSED as improper attempts at hybrid representation. See Commonwealth v. Ali, 608 Pa. 71, 10 A.3d 282 (2010). The Prothonotary is DIRECTED

to forward the filings to counsel of record.


Summaries of

Hatcher v. Court of Common Pleas Phila. Cnty.

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
Nov 21, 2014
104 A.3d 1155 (Pa. 2014)

dismissing petition for writ of mandamus as an "improper attempt at hybrid representation"

Summary of this case from Johnston v. Mahally
Case details for

Hatcher v. Court of Common Pleas Phila. Cnty.

Case Details

Full title:JAMAL HATCHER, Petitioner v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

Date published: Nov 21, 2014

Citations

104 A.3d 1155 (Pa. 2014)

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