Case Name: Terri Lee HALDERMAN, a retarded citizen, by her mother and guardian, Winifred Halderman; et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. PENNHURST STATE SCHOOL & HOSPITAL, et al. Appeal of Helen O'BANNON, Jennifer Howse, Russell Rice and George Kopchick, "Commonwealth" Defendants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1982-02-26
Citations: 673 F.2d 645
Docket Number: Nos. 81-2448, 81-2449
Parties: Terri Lee HALDERMAN, a retarded citizen, by her mother and guardian, Winifred Halderman; et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. PENNHURST STATE SCHOOL & HOSPITAL, et al. Appeal of Helen O'BANNON, Jennifer Howse, Russell Rice and George Kopchick, "Commonwealth" Defendants.
Judges: GARTH, Circuit Judge, dissenting, with whom JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge joins.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 673
Pages: 645–647

Head Matter:
Terri Lee HALDERMAN, a retarded citizen, by her mother and guardian, Winifred Halderman; et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. PENNHURST STATE SCHOOL & HOSPITAL, et al. Appeal of Helen O'BANNON, Jennifer Howse, Russell Rice and George Kopchick, "Commonwealth" Defendants.
Nos. 81-2448, 81-2449.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Hearing En Banc.
Argued Nov. 23, 1981.
Decided Feb. 26, 1982.
LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Allen C. Warshaw, Deputy Atty. Gen., Chief, Special Litigation (argued), Robert B. Hoffman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants.
David Ferleger, Philadelphia, Pa., Penelope A. Boyd (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for Terri Lee Halderman, et al.
Thomas K. Gilhool, Esquire (argued), Frank J. Laski, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens, et al.
Alexander Ewing, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Louise A. Lerner, Asst. Atty. Gen., U. S. Dept., of Justice, Washington, D. C., for United States.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM
These are appeals from two orders entered on July 14, 1981 directing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fund the costs of operation for one month of the Special Master and the Hearing Master provided for in earlier orders entered in the cause. The Notice of Appeal reads:
"Commonwealth" Defendants Helen O'Bannon, Jennifer Howse, Russell Rice and George Kopchick hereby appeal from the Order of July 14,1981 regarding payments for operation of the Special Master.
Thus the Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the party to which the July 14,1981 orders are directed, did not appeal, although it did appeal in No. 81-2381. Since none of the appellants listed in the above notice of appeal in these appeals is a party aggrieved by the July 14, 1981 orders the appeals shall be dismissed.