No. 18-1215

Alvin S. Kanofsky v. City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2019-03-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: abuse-of-power civil-rights code-enforcement conflict-of-interest conservatorship due-process government-corruption government-misconduct judicial-misconduct municipal-liability property-rights trespass
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2019-05-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania acted fraudulently and corruptly in its treatment of the petitioner, Alvin S. Kanofsky, and violated his property rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Asked BeltramI Case — 181 CD j QUESTIONS ASKED 1. Was the city responsible for the so-called violations? , Recommended Answer:YES ‘ 2. Was the City fraudulently citing him numerous times for violations that they caused? Recommended Answer: YES 3. Did City force entry into the property and thus trespass on the Property? Recommended Answer: YES 4. Did Kanofsky have permission to store personal items in the ? building? Recommended Answer: YES iT 5. Should courts stop characterizing his testimony as irrelevant and , frivolous? Recommended Answer: YES 6. Did Kanofsky cause damage to Front Window? Recommended answer: NO | 7. Did City’s front loader hitting the side wall during snow removal ' cause the broken window and collapse of the roof? Recommended’ Answer: YES 8. Did City maliciously maliciously cite Kanofsky Multiple times for his violations? Recommended Answer. YES 9. Did Officer Hackett give false testimony? Recommended Answer: YES 10. Has this case been considered earlier by this court in other cases involving violations of defendants property? Recommended , answer: YES 11. Is the city basically acting fraudulently and corruptly? . Recommended Answer: YES * 12. Is the city corruption linked to the widespread corruption in _ the Lehigh Valley? Recommended Answer. YES 18... Are there numerous conflicts of interest involved with the Judges? Recommended Answer: YES 4 Z 14. Did Hon. Judge Beltrami allow in any of the evidence presented by theRespondent Kanofsky. Answer: NO 15. Did Hon.Judge Beltrami take into account that all of the Blight Cases were under appeal? Answer: NO 16. Did Hon. Judge Beltrami did not take into account that all of the damage to the property was caused by the City of Bethlehem? Answer: NO 17. Did Hon. Judge Beltrami take into account that the city of Bethlehem should not be both the Conservator and the Developer? Answer: NO : 18. Did on.Judge Beltrami take into account the constitutionality of the Conservatorship law? Answer: NO 19. Did on. Judge Beltrami take into account that the site of the ; Benner development Site for Lehigh Univ. and St. Lukes Hospital building is an arson site, quickly covered over years earlier by Mr. Hanna, head of the City Redevelopment Authority?Answer: NO : 20. Did on.Judge Beltrami take into account the improper service in the case for the Conservatorship hearing and that the United States of America was improperly notified? Answer: NO 21. Did on. Judge Beltrami take into account that there is a further conflict in that the United States legal representative in : Allentown is related to the head City of Bethlehem lawyer, Atty. Leeson? Answer NO 22. Did he Hon.Judge Beltrami keep the file of the trial so that Respondent Kanofsky wasn’t able to access it? Answer: YES ; 23. Has Kanofsky has repaired and maintained the building over the thirty years he has used it after purchasing the building in 1986? Answer: YES 24. Did he repair the third floor of the building to prepare it for use, which he in fact did , using the third floor as a concert venue for a year? Answer: YES 25. Did Kanofsky operate a large flea market with 40 dealers in the building for some eight years from 1986 to 1994? Answer: ae : ” a 26. Did Kanofsky In the late 1900’s do a total repainting of the building?Answer: YES 27. Did Kanofsky In the years 2006 through 2008 totally repair and clean out the building, repairing the roof and obtaining , permission from the city to store his personal items in the building? Answer: YES : 28. Is the mortar loss mainly due to the vines being grown by neighbor John Saraceno thus causing water coming through the wall, and water damage? Answer:YES 29. Did bricks fall off the building as Sargeant Hackett falsely testified? Answer: NO 30. Did vines grow into the building? Answer: NO ~ 31. Is the building in no danger of collapsing as stated by . Engineer Cohen at abatement hearing? Answer: YES 32. Is the broken front window due to City of Bethlehem’s Front loader hitt

Docket Entries

2019-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-04-17
Waiver of right of respondent The City of Bethlehem to respond filed.
2018-12-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Alvin Kanofsky
Alvin Kanofsky — Petitioner
Alvin Kanofsky — Petitioner
The City of Bethlehem
Matthew J. DeschlerCity of Bethlehem Law Bureau, Respondent
Matthew J. DeschlerCity of Bethlehem Law Bureau, Respondent