Court Opinion

ID: 9891405
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-18 15:10:11.429243+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:47:19.266028
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                           MIDDLE DISTRICT

CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT        :   No. 17 MAP 2023
AND CHICHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT,       :
ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL       :   Appeal from the Order of the
OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED,            :   Commonwealth Court at No. 133
                                      :   MD 2021 dated January 24, 2023
                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 JONATHAN 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            :
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF             :
CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,        :
AND MARY GRACE OLAY IN THE           :
OFFICIAL 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 OFFICIAL      :
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    :
CAPACITY 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,         :
AND 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, AND 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 OFFICIAL 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 CAPACITY 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 CAPACITY 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           :
CAPACITY 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 CAPACITY 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 PROTHONOTARY 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               :
PROTHONOTARY 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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PROTHONOTARY 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,

                  Appellees

                                    ORDER

PER CURIAM                                       DECIDED: October 18, 2023
     AND NOW, this 18th day of October, 2023, the order of the Commonwealth Court

is AFFIRMED.

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