Case Title: Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pet v. Fields (Summary Disposition)

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Docket Number: 254WAL2001

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2003-02-20T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, Petitioner v. MARCELLA FIELDS, Respondent : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 254 WAL 2001 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered on March 28, 2001, at No. 79CD2000, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division, entered on December 16, 1999, at No. AR98-4036. 772 A.2d 104 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2001) ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: FEBRUARY 19, 2003 AND NOW, this 19th day of February, 2003, the Motion to Dismiss Petition for Allowance of Appeal as Moot is hereby denied. The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is granted and the Order of the Commonwealth Court is reversed based upon the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker, 122 S. Ct. 1230 (U.S. March 26, 2002). See also Powell v. Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, 812 A.2d 1201 (Pa. 2002). Mr. Justice Lamb did participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.