Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 903 F.3d 32 (2018)

Citation: Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 903 F.3d 32 (2018)
Parent Document: Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 903 F.3d 32 (2018)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2018-08-31
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4531965/theodore-hayes-v-philip-harvey/ ↗

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enhanced voucher tenancies, we begin, as we do in all cases
involving statutory interpretation, with the statute’s text. Doe
v. Hesketh, 828 F.3d 159, 167 (3d Cir. 2016). If the statutory
language is unambiguous, our inquiry is ordinarily complete.
Id. We do not examine the language in isolation, however. “A
statutory provision is not ambiguous simply because ‘by itself,
[it is] susceptible to differing constructions.’” Disabled in
Action of Pa. v. Se. Pa. Transp. Auth., 539 F.3d 199, 210 (3d
Cir. 2008) (alteration in original) (quoting In re Price, 370 F.3d
362, 369 (3d Cir. 2004)). Rather, in examining the statutory
language, “we take account of ‘the specific context in which
that language is used, and the broader context of the statute as
a whole.’” Id. (quoting In re Price, 370 F.3d at 369).

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