No. 24-6651

Michael C. Romig v. Laurel R. Harry, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2025-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights damages-claim due-process eleventh-amendment legal-mail-interference state-agency-immunity
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Pennsylvania Supreme Court err by affirming a lower court order without discussing matters of public importance raised by Petitioner, potentially protecting the Department of Corrections from Eleventh Amendment challenges?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1.) Did the Pennsylvania Supreme Court error by affirming the Commonwealths Courts ORDER (that was per .curiam) , and without any discussuon/opinion into the matters of public importance raised by Petitioner, all in what is to be a believed attempt to protect a Correctional Facility/Department of Corrections from a exception to a State Agency's Eleventh Amendment protection? Suggested Answer: YES 2.) Should have the Department of Corrections be liable for damages, as a result of the Department of Corrections action/inaction , namely refusing sensitive legal mail and returning the same to sender without notifying inmate/petitioner (see Romig v. Wetzel, 280 A.3d 347, 2022 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 221, 2022 WL1612846) ?State Suggested Answer: YES 3.) Should Petitioner be entitled to the requested ammount of $80,000.00 for damages as a result of violations of Petitioners United States Constitutional rights? Suggested Answer: YES

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Michael C. Romig
Michael C. Romig — Petitioner