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PETITION OF PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASS'N

501 Pa. 127 (1983)

460 A.2d 721

In the Matter of Petition of the PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION and Frank B. Boyle.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. McDevitt, Executive Director, JIRB, Richard A. Sprague, Marvin Comisky, Philadelphia, LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for respondents.

John G. Harkins, Jr., Lloyd R. Ziff, Thomas E. Zemaitis, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, for petitioner; Bernard M. Borish, Philadelphia, Andrew N. Farley, Pittsburgh, Joseph E. Gallagher, Scranton, Carl E. Glock, Jr., Pittsburgh, Herbert J. Johnson, Jr., Erie, Charles C. Keller, Washington, Robert M. Landis, Philadelphia, Robert M. Mundheim, Philadelphia, Raymond Pearlstine, Norristown, Judd N. Poffinberger, Pittsburgh, Henry T. Reath, Philadelphia, George M. Weiss, Pittsburgh, of counsel.

George H. Williams, Executive Vice President, Am.Judicature Soc., Chicago, Ill., John W. Eckman, Brother Patrick Ellis, Walter A. Spiro, Co-Chairman, Greater Phila. Ptshp. Philadelphia, for amicus curiae.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., NIX, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, and ZAPPALA, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

The petition to assume jurisdiction is denied for the reasons set forth in The First Amendment Coalition, et al. v. Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, No. 76 E.D.Misc.Dkt. 1983, filed this day (copy attached).

LARSEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

McDERMOTT, J., files a concurring opinion.

HUTCHINSON, J., files a concurring...

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