Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2018-08-27 13:24:38.731293+00
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IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Bianca Bucano,                                  :
                      Appellant                 :
                                                :
               v.                               :
                                                :
Monroe County Housing Authority,                :
Daniel Henning, Doryan Campo and                :    No. 1800 C.D. 2017
Judy Strong                                     :    Submitted: June 8, 2018

BEFORE:        HONORABLE PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge
               HONORABLE CHRISTINE FIZZANO CANNON, Judge
               HONORABLE DAN PELLEGRINI, Senior Judge

OPINION NOT REPORTED

MEMORANDUM OPINION
BY JUDGE FIZZANO CANNON                              FILED: August 27, 2018

               Bianca Bucano (Bucano) appeals, pro se, from the July 18, 2017 order
of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County that sustained the preliminary
objections, in part, filed by Daniel J. Henning, Doryan Campo, Judy Strong and the
Monroe County Housing Authority (Authority) (collectively, Defendants), and
dismissed Bucano’s complaint with prejudice. We affirm.
               On April 8, 2014, Bucano commenced this action against Defendants
by filing a complaint1 in the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County.

       1
          The complaint consists of two documents. One is a “Complaint for Civil Suit” which
consists of typewritten questions and handwritten responses. Reproduced Record (R.R.) at 6a-7a.
The second is a handwritten document entitled “Complaint Brief in Civil Suit[.]” R.R. at 8a-11a.
These documents are collectively referred to as the “complaint,” but may be cited to separately for
ease of reference.
Reproduced Record2 (R.R.) at 1a. Bucano’s complaint concerns her claim for
Section 8 housing assistance benefits.3 Bucano alleges that Henning, Campo and
Strong are employees of the Authority. Complaint for Civil Suit ¶ 1, R.R. at 6a;
Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶ 1, R.R. at 8a. Bucano further alleges that she applied
for Section 8 housing benefits on April 19, 2006, and that at her first interview, she
informed Authority staff member, Helen Mills, “Asst. Sect. 8 Coor.[,]” that she did
not qualify for Section 8 housing because she was on the deed to her marital home.
Complaint for Civil Suit ¶ 5A, R.R. at 7a; Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶¶ 2-3, R.R.
at 8a. Bucano then alleges that Mills asked Bucano if she was on the mortgage, and
when Bucano replied that she was not, Mills told Bucano that because she was not
on the mortgage and only on the deed, she would qualify for Section 8 assistance.
Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶ 6, R.R. at 8a-9a; see Complaint for Civil Suit ¶ 5A,
R.R. at 7a. Bucano was approved to receive Section 8 benefits. Complaint Brief in
Civil Suit ¶ 7, R.R. at 9a. Bucano further alleges that she subsequently received a
letter informing her that she did not qualify for Section 8 benefits and that she
received the benefits fraudulently. Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶ 10, R.R. at 9a.
Bucano alleges that she “was given misinformation in 2006 by the incompetence of
Housing Staff, causing [Bucano] to be accused falsely of fraud[,]” Complaint for
Civil Suit ¶ 5A, R.R. at 6a, and that the “miss guided [sic] and incompetence of the
Housing Authority staff workers were the reason [Bucano] was lead to believe she
did qualify[,]” Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶ 11, R.R. at 9a-10a. Bucano requests

       2
         The Reproduced Record was filed by defendants/appellees and, therefore, is designated
by this Court as a supplemental reproduced record. See Pa.R.A.P. 2156. However, to avoid
confusion, we will cite to it as the Reproduced Record as designated by the defendants/appellees.
Bucano did not file a reproduced record because in forma pauperis status was granted.

       3
        Housing is subsidized by the federal government under Section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f.
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the following relief: “Punitive Damages ($40,000.) and correction of false report”;
“civil fine for punitive damages, slander, pain and suffering because in 2006
Housing staff’s lack of Training caused [Bucano] and her children severe injuries.
2006-2011[]”; to “hold the Housing Authority and their [sic] staff responsible, and
to clear [Bucano’s] name from their insinuations of fraud[]”; and “to require the
[Defendants][] and the Municipality to correct their Records and to clear [Bucano’s]
name.” Complaint for Civil Suit ¶¶ 4 & 5C, R.R. at 7a; Complaint Brief in Civil
Suit ¶ 14, Wherefore Clause, R.R. at 10a-11a. Although not stated in the complaint,
subsequent filings appear to indicate that Defendants’ allegedly false accusations of
fraud were included in Bucano’s pre-sentence investigation (PSI) report in an
unrelated criminal matter and resulted in an increased sentence in that matter.
Bucano’s Answer to Defendants’ Preliminary Objections, R.R. at 40a. Bucano
stated she did not learn of the contents of the PSI report until 2015. Id.
             At the time she filed the complaint, Bucano was incarcerated.
Complaint for Civil Suit & Complaint Brief in Civil Suit ¶ 1, R.R. at 6a, 8a. It
appears that more than two years later, on or about September 6, 2016, Bucano
mailed the complaint via first class mail addressed to only “The Housing Authority
of Monroe County PA[.]” R.R. at 13a. Bucano never filed a return of service or a
certificate of service. See R.R. at 1a-5a.
             On November 7, 2016, Defendants filed preliminary objections to the
complaint. R.R. at 2a, 16a-25a. Defendants objected on the grounds of: (i) failure
to timely state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Pennsylvania
Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1028(a)(4); (ii) failure to properly serve the complaint
against Defendants pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No.
1028(a)(1); (iii) improper venue pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure

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No. 1028(a)(1); (iv) lack of specificity in that Bucano failed to identify how each
defendant is liable and otherwise lacks specificity pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of
Civil Procedure No. 1028(a)(3); (v) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be
granted for negligence, slander and punitive damages pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule
of Civil Procedure No. 1028(a)(4); and (vi) claims are barred by sovereign immunity
pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure No. 1028(a)(4). R.R. at 16a-25a.
Bucano filed an answer to Defendants’ preliminary objections. R.R. at 39a-44a.
               The Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County sustained the
preliminary objection for improper venue and transferred the matter to the Court of
Common Pleas of Monroe County (trial court) for disposition of the remaining
preliminary objections. R.R. at 64a-67a. On June 9, 2017, Defendants renewed their
preliminary objections, omitting the challenge to venue that was previously resolved
in their favor. R.R. at 70a-84a. Bucano filed a Motion to Dismiss Defendants’
preliminary objections, which the trial court ordered be decided with Defendants’
preliminary objections. R.R. at 130a-31a; 6/22/17 Trial Court Order, Original
Record (O.R.) Item No. 11. On July 18, 2017, the trial court sustained all of the
preliminary objections except for the timeliness (statute of limitations) claim and
dismissed the complaint with prejudice.4 R.R. at 159a.

       4
         We note that the affirmative defense of sovereign immunity must be pled in a responsive
pleading under the heading “New Matter.” Pa.R.C.P. No. 1030. However, “a court can address
the defense of immunity on preliminary objections if the plaintiff has not objected.” Williams v.
Phila. Hous. Auth., 873 A.2d 81, 84 n.2 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2005). Bucano did not object to Defendants’
preliminary objections. See R.R. at 39a-44a, 130a-31a. Additionally, the defense of immunity is
an unwaivable defense not subject to any procedural device that could result in liability beyond
the exceptions granted by the legislature. Williams, 873 A.2d at 84 n.2. Therefore, the trial court
appropriately considered the defense of sovereign immunity in the context of ruling on
Defendants’ preliminary objections. See id.
        We also note that in their preliminary objections regarding sovereign immunity,
Defendants cited to 42 Pa. C.S. §§ 8541-8542. R.R. at 24a-25a, 83a-84a. These provisions,
however, address local government immunity. See Sections 8541 and 8542 of the Judicial Code,

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                Also on July 18, 2017, Bucano filed the following pleadings: (i)
“Amended Pleading Pursuant to Rule 1028 and Objection to Defendants[’] brief; 5
(ii) “Motion to Amend [Bucano’s] defendants adding the Commonwealth to the
Complaint”;6 (iii) “Motion for Appointment of Counsel”;7 and (iv) “Amended
Pleading, and add the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[.]”8 On July 26, 2017,
Bucano filed a “Motion to Amend Complaint, New Matter and Appeal Order to
Dismiss.” R.R. at 4a, 147a. The trial court denied these motions by three separate
orders, all dated July 31, 2017. The trial court’s order denying Bucano’s “Motion

42 Pa. C.S. §§ 8541-8542. Nonetheless, Defendants also cited to appropriate case law concerning
housing authorities and sovereign immunity. See R.R. at 24a, 83a. Additionally, although the trial
court referred to 42 Pa. C.S. § 8541 in setting forth Defendants’ arguments, as will be discussed,
the trial court appropriately applied and analyzed what is commonly referred to as the Sovereign
Immunity Act and the exceptions thereto set forth at 42 Pa. C.S. § 8522.
       5
           R.R. at 4a, 138a; O.R. Item No. 16.
       6
           R.R. at 4a, 141a; O.R. Item No. 17.
       7
           R.R. at 4a, 146a; O.R. Item No. 18.
       8
          O.R. Item No. 19.
        Although Bucano’s four pleadings appear on the trial court’s docket before the trial court’s
July 18, 2017 opinion and order, the time stamps on the documents indicate that the trial court’s
opinion and order was entered before Bucano’s pleadings were “filed.” Specifically, the trial
court’s opinion and order is time-stamped as being filed on July 18, 2017 at 9:35 a.m., and
Bucano’s documents, while dated either July 12 or 13, 2018, were filed July 18, 2018 between
2:08 p.m. and 2:09 p.m. O.R. Item Nos. 16-19, 21.
        In her Motion for Appointment of Counsel, Bucano states she is incarcerated. R.R. at 146a.
We note that, ordinarily, pursuant to the “prisoner mailbox rule,” a pro se prisoner’s pleadings are
deemed filed at the time the prisoner delivers the pleadings to prison officials or puts them in the
prison mailbox. Kittrell v. Watson, 88 A.3d 1091 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2014). This rule is generally
applied in the context of determining whether a prisoner filed a pleading within time limitations.
See id. Although it is unclear exactly when she mailed her pleadings, we acknowledge that Bucano
would have had to mail her pleadings at least one day prior to their receipt by the trial court on
July 18, 2017. Thus, although her pleadings may be deemed to have been filed before the trial
court entered its order, it appears the trial court did not know about them. Nevertheless, the trial
court ultimately considered them and denied them, and Bucano included claims of error regarding
these motions in her Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) Statement. See infra note 10.

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to Amend Complaint, New Matter and Appeal Order to Dismiss” further advised
Bucano that a final order was entered in the matter on July 18, 2017 and that her
appeal rights were set forth in that order. R.R. at 162a.
                 Bucano subsequently filed a notice of appeal to the Superior Court, and
the Superior Court transferred the matter to this Court for disposition. On appeal to
this Court,9 Bucano raises numerous issues for our review.10

       9
         Where a trial court dismisses a complaint as a result of preliminary objections, this Court’s
review is limited to determining whether the trial court committed an error of law or an abuse of
discretion. Brown v. Wetzel, 179 A.3d 1161, 1164 n.2 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2018), reargument denied
(Apr. 3, 2018).

                 When considering preliminary objections, we must accept as true all
                 well-pleaded material facts alleged in the complaint and all
                 reasonable inferences deducible therefrom. A preliminary objection
                 should be sustained only in cases when, based on the facts pleaded,
                 it is clear and free from doubt that the facts pleaded are legally
                 insufficient to establish a right to relief. Because a preliminary
                 objection in the nature of a demurrer presents a question of law, this
                 Court's standard of review of a court of common pleas' decision to
                 sustain a demurrer is de novo and the scope of review is plenary.
                 Similarly, whether immunity applies is a question of law subject to
                 our de novo review.

Id.
       10
            Bucano presents the following questions for our review:

                 I.     Did the lower court err[] when plaintiff requested to amend
                        her complaint?
                 II.    Did the lower court err[] when plaintiff filed informa
                        pauperis and requested Lackawanna sheriff [sic] office to
                        serve defendants?
                 III.   Did the lower court err in denying plaintiff assistance of
                        counsel?
                 IV.    Did the lower court err in 2015 when it denied motion for
                        new matter?
                 V.     Did the lower court err when they [sic] confused the civil
                        case as the reason [for] her criminal case?

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               Alleged errors relating to trial court’s orders dated July 31, 2017
               We begin by addressing Bucano’s pleadings filed July 18, 2017 and the
trial court’s related orders. As captioned, some of these pleadings purport to amend
Bucano’s complaint, which is the subject of Defendants’ Preliminary Objections.11

               VI.     The lower court erred when they [sic] stated []criminal
                       charges, conviction and sentencing was out of her dealings
                       with the Housing Authority?
               VII.    Did the lower court err when plaintiff’s factual evidence
                       proved there was no fraud, and the court still could not
                       decipher the truth?
               VIII.   Did the Housing Authority err when it stopped plaintiff’s
                       sect. 8 vouchers?
               IX.     Did the Housing Authority err in 2006 when they [sic]
                       qualified Plaintiff or when they terminated [her] from the
                       voucher program in late 2011?
               X.      Did the lower court err, [sic] when the accusations that
                       plaintiff committed fraud was without merit?
               XI.     Did the lower court err when denying defamation under
                       disparagement?
               XII.    Did the lower court err when they [sic] concluded the
                       Housing Authority of Monroe County was protected by
                       Sovereign Immunity?

Bucano’s Brief at 3.
       11
            It is unclear whether any procedural irregularities exist here. Confusion exists as to
exactly when Bucano’s pleadings were filed, see supra note 7, and the trial court’s three July 31,
2017 orders deny the related motions without explanation. Additionally, although Bucano’s notice
of appeal does not expressly include the July 31, 2017 orders, she did assert that the trial court
erred in denying these motions in her Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) Statement. Orders denying motions to
amend complaints and motions for appointment of counsel are, generally, interlocutory in nature
and issued prior to an order rendering a final judgment. However here, the trial court issued its
orders denying Bucano’s motion to amend the complaint and motion for appointment of counsel
after the trial court’s final order dismissing the Complaint. Nonetheless, it appears the trial court
had jurisdiction to issue the orders. See 42 Pa. C.S. § 5505 (stating trial court may rescind or
modify any order within 30 days after its entry if no appeal from such order has been taken).
Moreover, Defendants do not object to Bucano raising these arguments here, and they have fully
briefed the issues. Therefore, in the interest of judicial economy and providing a complete
disposition of this matter, we will address Bucano’s arguments relating to these motions.

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Litigants do not have an automatic right to file an amended complaint beyond 20
days following service of preliminary objections. See Pa.R.C.P. No. 1028 (stating a
party may file an amended pleading as of course within 20 days after service of
preliminary objections). Because Bucano sought to amend her pleading on July 18,
2017, more than 20 days after Defendants filed their preliminary objections, Bucano
needed to seek the court’s consent to do so via a motion to amend. See id., Pa.R.C.P.
No. 1033 (stating a party, either by filed consent of the adverse party or by leave of
court, may, at any time, file an amended pleading to add a party).
                     a. Request to Amend Complaint
              Bucano argues that the trial court erred in denying her “request[] to
amend her complaint, and add Monroe County as a defendant[.]” Bucano’s Brief at
4. However, the record contains no motion that seeks to add Monroe County and,
likewise, no such order. See Docket Entries, R.R. at 1a-5a. Because Bucano never
filed such a motion, this Court cannot review Bucano’s argument. See Pa.R.A.P.
302 (stating that an issue not raised in the lower court cannot be raised for the first
time on appeal).
              Further, we note that the motion Bucano did file sought to add the
Commonwealth as a party and is the motion the trial court denied. R.R. at 141a,
160a. In her brief, Bucano failed to develop any arguments with respect to the
motion that she actually filed and that the trial court actually denied. Accordingly,
she has waived those arguments.12 See Berner v. Montour Twp., 120 A.3d 433, 437
n.6 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2015) (ruling that a party’s failure to sufficiently develop an issue
in a brief constitutes a waiver of the issue).

       12
         In any event, as will be explained later, the Commonwealth, as a Commonwealth party,
would be entitled to sovereign immunity.
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                   b. Motion for New Matter
             In her statement of questions presented to this Court, Bucano states,
“Did the lower court err in 2015 when it denied motion for new matter?” Bucano
did not file any motions in this matter in 2015. See Docket Entries, R.R. at 1a-5a.
It appears from her brief that Bucano is referring to events that occurred in 2015 and
is alleging error with respect to the trial court’s denial of her “Motion to Amend
Complaint, New Matter and Appeal Order to Dismiss[.]” Although captioned as a
motion to amend, Bucano filed the motion on July 26, 2017, after the trial court
dismissed her complaint, and the motion reiterates her arguments. The trial court
treated it as a motion for reconsideration, which was appropriate given its timing and
substance, and denied the motion. The refusal of a court to reconsider a final
judgment is not reviewable on appeal. In re Merrick’s Estate, 247 A.2d 786, 787
(Pa. 1968); see also Commonwealth v. Rachau, 670 A.2d 731, 734 n.8 (Pa. Cmwlth.
1996). Therefore, we will not entertain Bucano’s arguments in this regard.
                   c. Assistance of Counsel
             Bucano argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for
assistance of counsel, but she cites no authority to support her claim. See Bucano’s
Brief at 6. Bucano is not entitled to counsel to pursue the type of claims she asserts
here. See Lassiter v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 452 U.S. 18, 26-27 (1981) (stating that a
presumption exists that an indigent person is only entitled to appointed counsel when
his physical liberty is at stake and that such presumption against court-appointed
counsel is a heavy one which is not easily overcome); Harris v. Pa. Dep't of Corr.,
714 A.2d 492, 495-96 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1998) (denying indigent litigant’s motion
requesting the appointment of counsel where he did not have a life or liberty interest

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at stake, but, rather, his interest was financial, a property interest). Accordingly, the
trial court did not err or abuse its discretion in denying Bucano’s motion for counsel.
             Sovereign Immunity
             We now turn to Bucano’s argument that the trial court erred in
concluding that the “Housing Authority was protected by sovereign immunity.”
Bucano’s Brief at 19.       In addressing Bucano’s challenge to the trial court’s
determination regarding sovereign immunity, we accept, for the sake of argument
only, that Bucano has stated claims of negligence and slander and has appropriately
requested punitive damages, and we make no determination as to whether the trial
court erred when it concluded that Bucano’s complaint lacked specificity and failed
to state claims upon which relief could be granted pursuant to Pennsylvania Rules
of Civil Procedure No. 1028(a)(3) and (4), respectively.
             “[T]he Commonwealth, and its officials and employees acting within
the scope of their duties, shall continue to enjoy sovereign immunity and official
immunity and remain immune from suit except as the General Assembly shall
specifically waive the immunity.” 1 Pa. C.S. § 2310. The Legislature has waived
sovereign immunity for Commonwealth parties only in instances where (1) the
alleged act is a negligent act for which damages would be recoverable under the
common law or by statute, and (2) the act falls within one of the specifically
enumerated exceptions listed in Section 8522(b) of the act commonly referred to as
the Sovereign Immunity Act, 42 Pa. C.S. § 8522(b). 42 Pa. C.S. § 8522(a); Weckel
v. Carbondale Hous. Auth., 20 A.3d 1245, 1248 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2011).                   The
specifically enumerated exceptions which may impose liability on a Commonwealth
party are:
             (1) Vehicle liability. . . .
             (2) Medical-professional liability. . . .

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               (3) Care, custody or control of personal property. . . .
               (4) Commonwealth real estate, highways and sidewalks. . . .
               (5) Potholes and other dangerous conditions. . . .
               (6) Care, custody or control of animals. . . .
               (7) Liquor store sales. . . .
               (8) National Guard activities. . . .
               (9) Toxoids and vaccines. . . .

42 Pa. C.S. § 8522(b) (emphasis omitted).
               The Sovereign Immunity Act defines a “Commonwealth party” as “[a]
Commonwealth agency and any employee thereof, but only with respect to an act
within the scope of his office or employment.” 42 Pa. C.S. § 8501. This Court has
held that a housing authority is a Commonwealth agency for purposes of sovereign
immunity.13 Crosby v. Kotch, 580 A.2d 1191, 1193 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1990); see also
Weckel, 20 A.3d at 1248; Rhoads v. Phila. Hous. Auth., 978 A.2d 431, 432 (Pa.
Cmwlth. 2009); Williams v. Phila. Hous. Auth., 873 A.2d 81, 87 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2005).
               Although Bucano purports to allege negligence, her claim does not fall
within one of the nine enumerated exceptions, which is necessary to waive sovereign
immunity. As the trial court stated, Bucano did not plead any of these exceptions or
any facts that would bring her claims within the purview of any of these exceptions.
Additionally, slander, or defamation, is an intentional tort for which sovereign
immunity is not waived. See Krull v. Guisse, 81 A.3d 148, 157 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2013)
(stating that defamation is an intentional tort for which there is no waiver of
sovereign immunity).         Further, punitive damages are not recoverable against
Commonwealth parties. Rhoads, 978 A.2d at 433; see also Feingold v. Se. Pa.
Transp. Auth., 517 A.2d 1270 (Pa. 1986). Lastly, we note that Bucano’s complaint
does not allege that Henning, Campo and Strong were acting outside the scope of

       13
         For purposes of jurisdiction, however, this Court deems a housing authority to be a local
agency. Rhoads v. Phila. Hous. Auth., 978 A.2d 431, 432 n.3 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009).
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their employment, nor does Bucano allege any facts from which to infer such
action.14 Therefore, like the Authority, these employees are entitled to sovereign
immunity. See 42 Pa. C.S § 8501 (defining Commonwealth party to include an
employee of a Commonwealth agency when acting within the scope of his office or
employment). Consequently, the trial court did not err by concluding that sovereign
immunity bars Bucano’s claims and dismissing Bucano’s complaint as a result.
               Because our decision on the issue of sovereign immunity is dispositive,
we need not address Bucano’s remaining issues.15
               Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, we affirm the trial court’s order
dismissing Bucano’s complaint because her claims are barred by sovereign
immunity.

                                               __________________________________
                                               CHRISTINE FIZZANO CANNON, Judge

       14
           Indeed, as the trial court pointed out, the complaint does not mention Campo or Henning.
Trial Court Opinion at 6, R.R. at 156a; see R.R. at 6a-11a. Further, to the extent Bucano argues
that the trial court erred in concluding that her claims were barred by sovereign immunity only
with respect to her claims against the Authority and not those claims against defendants Henning,
Campo and Strong, Bucano has waived her right to challenge the trial court’s decision in this
regard.
       15
           We note that several of Bucano’s issues, in particular Issues V, VI, VII and X, appear to
relate to the trial court’s statement in its decision that apparently Bucano is incarcerated as a result
of a conviction arising out of her dealings with the Authority. Trial Court Opinion at 3 n.1; R.R.
at 153a. Bucano asserts this is factually incorrect because she was incarcerated for a different
conviction and her PSI report contained the allegedly defamatory statements, resulting in an
increased sentence. Bucano fails to argue how the trial court’s apparent “misunderstanding”
resulted in the trial court’s decision being erroneous. Moreover, the trial court’s statement in its
opinion is irrelevant to its determination regarding whether the Defendants are entitled to sovereign
immunity based on the allegations in Bucano’s complaint.
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        IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Bianca Bucano,                       :
                 Appellant           :
                                     :
           v.                        :
                                     :
Monroe County Housing Authority,     :
Daniel Henning, Doryan Campo and     :   No. 1800 C.D. 2017
Judy Strong                          :

                                ORDER

           AND NOW, this 27th day of August, 2018, the order of the Court of
Common Pleas of Monroe County dated July 18, 2017 is AFFIRMED.

                                   __________________________________
                                   CHRISTINE FIZZANO CANNON, Judge