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Court Records & Briefs Abbreviations

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees = AFSCME
Association = Ass'n
Assurance = Assur.
Attorney General = Atty. Gen.
Board = Bd.
Borough of "Name" = "Name", Borough of
Brothers, Inc. = Bros., Inc.
Capital Appeal = C.A.
Casualty = Cas.
City of "Name" = "Name", City of
Commission = Com'n
Commissioners = Com'rs
Commonwealth = Com.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania = Com.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation = PennDot
Company = Co.
Corporation = Corp.
Department = Dept.
Disciplinary Docket = Disc
District = Dist.
Division = Div.
Eastern District = ED
Eastern District Appeal = EAP (PA Supreme Court - from July of 2000 EAP replaces ED)
Eastern District Appeal = EDA (PA Superior Court - from January of 1999 EDA replaces PHL)
Eastern District Miscellaneous = EDM (PAS; from 1999)
Education = Educ.
Financial Review = FR
Harrisburg = HBG
Hospital = Hosp.
Incorporated = Inc.
In re: "Name" = "Name", In re:
In the Interest of "Name" = "Name", In the Interest of
Insurance = Ins.
Investment = Inv.
Judicial Inquiry and Review Board = JIRB
Limited = Ltd.
Miscellaneous Docket = Misc
Middle District = MD
Middle District Appeal = MAP (PA Supreme Court - from July of 2000 MAP replaces MD)
Middle District Appeal = MDA (PA Superior Court - from January 1999 MDA replaces HBG)
Middle District Miscellaneous = MDM (PAS; from 1999)
Multiple Names = First Name; et al.
Mutual = Mut.
National Labor Relations Board = NLRB
Petition of "Name" = "Name", Petition of
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board = PLRB
Philadelphia = PHL
Philadelphia = Phila.
Pennsylvania = Pa.
Pittsburgh = PGH
Review = Rev.
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority = SEPTA
Supervisors = Sup'rs
Surety = Sur.
The "Name" = "Name", the
Township = Tp.
Transportation = Transp.
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review = UCBR
Unemployment Compensation Board Review, "Name" = UCBR ("Name")
United States of America = U.S.
U.S.A. = U.S.
Western District = WD
Western District Appeal = WAP (PA Supreme Court - from July of 2000 WAP replaces WD)
Western District Appeal = WDA (PA Superior Court - from January of 1999 WDA replaces PGH)
Western District Miscellaneous = WDM (PAS; from 1999)
Worker/Workmen' Compensation Appeal Board = WCAB
Workmen' Compensation Appeal Board, "Name" = WCAB ("Name")

Court Names

CA - Third Circuit
PA - Pa. Supreme Court
PAC - Pa. Commonwealth Court
PAS - Pa. Superior Court



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