35 Pa. Commw. 330 | Pa. Commw. Ct. | 1978
Opinion by
Petitioner, Carolyn M. Kerr, has filed a “petition for review in the nature of an action for mandamus” seeking judicial review of the rejection by the Corporation Bureau of the Pennsylvania Department of State of her application to register a fictitious name. She submitted her application, requesting to do busi
This petition for review is in the form of a complaint in mandamus addressing our original jurisdiction over governmental determinations and alternatively addresses our appellate jurisdiction over' adjudications of state administrative agencies.
The doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies requires that where an administrative remedy is' provided, a party aggrieved by an agency decision must exhaust such administrative remedy before a court will act. Flaharty v. School Directors of Eastern School District, 17 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 637, 334 A.2d 310 (1975); Borough of Baldwin v. Department
Similarly, we do not believe that this letter can be construed as an “adjudication” as defined in the Administrative Agency Law, a prerequisite to an appeal on the merits to this Court under the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970.
The appeal therefore is also dismissed, without prejudice to either party.
Order
And Now, this 10th day of May, 1978, the Petitioner’s appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice to either party.
Act of May 24. 3935, P.L. 967. as amended. 53 P.'S. §28.1 et seij.
Sec Gorton v. State Civil Service Commission, 35 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 319, 385 A.2d 1026 (1978).
Act of .Tune 4, 1915, P.L. 1388, as amended, 71 P.S. §1710.1 et seq. Section 2 provides as follows:
‘Adjudication’ means any final order, decree, decision, determination or ruling by an agency affecting personal or property rights, privileges, immunities or obligations of any or all of the parties to the proceeding in which the adjudication is made, but shall not mean any final order, decree, decision, determination or ruling based upon a proceeding before a court, or which involves the seizure or forfeiture of property, or which involves paroles, pardons or releases from mental institutions.
We note that regulations at 19 Pa. Code §13.2 specifically provide that information as to these administrative procedures will be furnished to anyone upon request to the Director of the Corporation Bureau, Department of State.
Act of July 31, 1970, P.L. 073, as amend'd, 17 P.S. §211.101 et seq.