Winig, J. v. Office of DA of Phila

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

JASON WINIG, : No. 133 EAL 2023 :

Petitioner :

: Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the v. : Commonwealth Court : :

THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT : ATTORNEY OF PHILADELPHIA, : LAWRENCE S. KRASNER, ESQUIRE, : BRANWEN MCNABB, ESQUIRE, : MICHELLE MICHELSON, ESQUIRE, : WILLIAM BURROWS, ESQUIRE AND : HELEN PARK, ESQUIRE, :

:

Respondents :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW this 5th day of December, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. The Application to Withdraw as

Counsel filed by Petitioner’s counsel, Walter Weir, Jr., Esquire and Weir Greenblatt Pierce

LLP, is also GRANTED. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue,

rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether law enforcement officers are immune from civil suits under Section 5725 of the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5725?