IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE DISTRICT

CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHICHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT,
ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED,

Appellants

v.

MICHAEL ROSSI, IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CATHY J. FETTER, IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND JON ATHAN K. DELCOLLO IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ROBIN G. PATTON
IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DAWN CLOSE IN
THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND JUDITH
REISS IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND KELLY

FERRARI IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LISA
CRYNOCK IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE :

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: No. 17 MAP 2023

Appeal from the Order of the
Commonwealth Court at No. 133
MD 2021 dated January 24, 202317 MAP 2023

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND MARY GRACE OLAY IN THE
O FFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF CAMERON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND KAYLA
M. SEMMEL IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
JEREMY S. BREON IN THE OFFI CIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
DEBBIE BOOKMAN IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND JEFFREY HINES IN THE OFFICIAL
C APACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CLARION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND BRIAN K. SPENCER IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
CYNTHIA A. LOVE IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND BARBARA N. SILVETTI IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND EMMY
ARNETT IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DALE E.
SABADISH IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARY J. WALK IN :

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THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF JUDICIAL
SUPPORT OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NINA CAPUZZI
FRANKHOUSER IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,

AN D DAWN M. MILLIN IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF FOREST COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
TIMOTHY SPONSELLER IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AN D PATTY
FIX IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF FULTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SUSAN K. WHITE
IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND KAY COONS IN
THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND RANDY
DEGENKOLB IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
TONYA S. GEIST IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND LORI A. FERRY IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
MAURI B. KELLY IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY, :

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PENNSYLVANIA, AND JIM HADDOCK IN
THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND THOMAS D. HEAP

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF LYCOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LAURA
ISADORE IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF MCKEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TAMMY
STUCK IN THE OFFICIA L CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
GEORGE WARDEN IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND SUSAN N. KAUWELL IN THE
OFFICIAL CA PACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF MONTOUR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND HOLLY
RUGGIERO IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY
AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND JAMIE SALESKI IN
THE OFFICIAL CAP ACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ZOE BURD IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DENISE
FITZPATRICK IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPA CITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PIKE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
BRIDGET MILLER IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF :

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THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND STEPHANIE WOLF IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SNYDER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
ANGIE G. SVONAVEC IN THE OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF
THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND KELLIE CARPENTER IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACIT Y AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF SULLIVAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARIE SEYMOUR
IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF TIOGA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DIANE MILLER IN
THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF UNION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND PAULA M. PALMER
IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF VENANGO COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND JEN
PHILLIPS IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHO NOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LAURA
HOUGH IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
EDWARD SANDERCOCK IN THE
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE
PROTHONO TARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WAYNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CHRISTINA
O'BRIEN IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CINDY ADAMS IN
THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE :

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PROTHONOT ARY OF THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS OF WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALLISON
BLEW IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,

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O RDER

PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 18, 2023

AND NOW, this 18 th day of October , 2023

, the order of the Commonwealth Court

is AFFIRMED

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