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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE DISTRICT

IN RE: THE THIRTY-FIFTH STATEWIDE

INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY

PETITION OF: ATTORNEY GENERAL,KATHLEEN G. KANE

:

:::::

No. 197 MM 2014

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 26th day of August, 2015, upon the request of the supervising

judge for removal of the seal from all matters involving the 35th

Statewide Investigating

Grand Jury and the investigation of Attorney General Kathleen Kane which have been

lodged in this Court, save for grand jury materials such as testimony, exhibits, and in

camera proceedings, and based on the supervising judge’s assurance that there are no

present grand jury secrecy concerns relative to such unsealing, it is hereby ORDERED

that the seal is lifted, in part, upon such terms.



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PLEAS

M.D. 644-2012

M i d d l e

: Docket

No.

97

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014

MOTIONFORADMISSIONPROHAC

VICE

Amil

M.

inora,

s q . ,

counsel

o r

Attorney

General Kath leen

K ane

n

t h e

above

c a s e ,

f i l e s

t h i s motion o r t h e admission of Ross M. ramer,

s q . ,

a v e r r i n g a s f o l l o w s :

1 .

This s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of Attorney General Kathleen K ane b e f o r e t h e above-

c a p t i o n e d Court

and

l l

r e l a t e d m a t t e r s .

2 . I am member

n

good s t a n d i n g of h e b a r of h e Commonwealth of

ennsylvania

and

have been r e t a i n e d

t o s e r v e

a s

a t t o r n e y of e c o r d and

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counsel

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b a r .

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h e r e t o

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f f i d a v i t as e q u i r e d of

h e

sponsoring

a t t o r n e y

by

a . R . C i v . P .

1 0 1 2 . 1 ( d ) ( 2 ) .

4 . Attached

h e r e t o

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s

t h e

a f f i d a v i t of Ross M. ramer,

sq. s

r e q u i r e d by a . R . C i v . P .

1 0 2 0 . 1 ( c ) .

5 .

Attached

s

E x h i b i t

C , e r t i f i c a t e

of Goo d Standing of Ross M. ramer,

s q.

6. Attached

s

E x h i b i t

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Pennsylvania n t e r e s t on

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r u s t

Accounts Board .

7 . As s more

u l l y s e t f o r t h

i n my f f i d a v i t , I am

c q u a i n t e d

with Ros s M. r a r n e r ,

Esq. and can

t t e s t

t o h i s

f i t n e s s

f o r

admissionpro hac

v i c e .

8 . G o o d

cause x i s t s f o r

a d m i t t i n g

Ros s

M.

ramer, sq. on

a

ro hac v i c e

b a s i s

because

Attorney

General

Kathleen Kane

has e q u e s t e d t h a t

Ross M.

ramer,

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e p r e s e n t

h e r

i n

t h i s

c a s e .

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S u p r e m e

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UNSEALED PER ORDER O

THE COURT DATED

AUGUST 26, 2015



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and

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sq. s a

e p u t a b l e and

competent

t t o r n e y

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t h e

i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d by S e c t i o n

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THE

SUPREMECOURT

OF

PENNSYLVANIA

HARRISBURG

DISTRICT

IN

RE:

THE

THIRTY-FIVESTATEWIDE

INVESTIGATING GRAND

JURY

:

Docket

No.

197

MM

014

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PENNSYLVANIA NO.

76

M.D.

MISC.DKT. 012

MONTGOMERYCOUNTY

COMMON

PLEAS

M.D.

644-2012

AFFIRMATION

Ross

M. ramer,

e i n g duly

sworn,

t a t e s

under

h e

p e n a l t y of e r j u r y t h a t

t h e

f o l l o w i n g

i s t r u e and c o r r e c t :

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n

t t o r n e y duly i c e n s e d t o

p r a c t i c e i n

New

York S t a t e . I was

i r s t

a d m i t t e d t o

t h e New

ork

S t a t e

b a r

on December 1 2 ,

2005.MyNew ork S t a t e

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submit h i s a f f i r m a t i o n i n

s u p p o r t of

my

a p p l i c a t i o n f o r

admission

pro hac

v i c e i n

t h e above

c a p t i o n e d

m a t t e r .

1 1 .

I am

l s o

a u t h o r i z e d t o

p r a c t i c e i n

t h e

f o l l o w i n g

j u r i s d i c t i o n s :

a .

E a s t e r n

D i s t r i c t

of

New

York

c i r c a

2005)

b . Southern

D i s t r i c t

ofNew York c i r c a

2005)

1 1 1 .

I

have never been

suspended, i s b a r r e d ,

or

t h e r w i s e

d i s c i p l i n e d

i n

any

u r i s d i c t i o n .

IV.

I

have

never been s u b j e c t t o

any d i s c i p l i n a r y

p r o c e e d i n g s i n

any

u r i s d i c t i o n .

V.

I have n o t

a p p l i e d

f o r admission

pro hac

v i c e i n

any o t h e r

pending

c t i o n s i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a .

I

have never

had

an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r

admission pro

hac

i c e

d e n i e d .

VI. I w i l l

comply

w i t h

and

be

bound

by

l l a p p l i c a b l e

s t a t u t e s , c a s e

law,

and

r o c e d u r a l

r u l e s

of h e

Commonwealth of

ennsylvania,

n c l u d i n g

t h e

Pennsylvania

Rules

of

P r o f e s s i o n a l Conduct

and

w i l l

submit o

t h e

j u r i s d i c t i o n of h e Pennsylvania o u r t s

and h e

Pennsylvania

i s c i p l i n a r y

Board

w i t h

r e s p e c t t o a c t s and

omissions c c u r r i n g

d u r i n g my

ppearance n t h i s

m a t t e r .

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V I I . I

consent

o

t h e

appointment of Amil

Minora, s q . ,

700 Vine S t r e e t , S c r a n t o n ,PA

18510, s t h e

a g e n t

u pon whom e r v i c e of r o c e s s s h a l l be made o r a l l

a c t i o n s ,

i n c l u d i n g

d i s c i p l i n a r y

a c t i o n s ,

t h a t

m a y r i s e

out

of

h e

p r a c t i c e of

law

n

t h i s

m a t t e r .

Dated:

February , 015

New ork,NY

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M.

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COURTOF

ENNSYLVANIA

PENNSYLVANIA

INTEREST

ON

LAWYERS

RU S T

ACCOUNTBOARD

February

09,

2015

ROSSMITCHELL

KRAMER,

s q.

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LLP

200

PARK AVENUE

NEW

YORK,

NY 0166

SENTTORACHEL

BENJAMIN VIA Email:

[email protected]

Dear

t t o r n e y

KRAMER:

This e t t e r serves

a s

h e fee payment

e r t i f i c a t i o n referenced i n 204 Pa

Code 81.503

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acknowledges

r e c e i p t o f the

$200.00

fee p a i d

by Check on

h i s

date

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u r s u i t f o r

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INRE:

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THIRTY-FIVE

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INVESTIGATING

GRANDJURY

: Docket

No.

197MM

014

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COURT

OF

PENNSYLVANIA

NO.

76 M.D.

MISC.

DKT. 012

MONTGOMERY OUNTY

COMMON

PLEAS

M D

644-2012

PROOF OFSERVICE

I hereby c e r t i f y t h a t I am h i s

da y

causing h e s e r v i c e of h e foregoing

Motion o r

Admission Pro Hac

i c e u pon

h e

persons and

n t h e

manner

n d i c a t e d

below,

which

s a t i s f i e s t h e

r e q u i r e m e n t s

of

a. R.A.P.

121:

S e r v i c e by F e d e r a l

Express addressed as o l l o w s :

T homa s E.

a r l u c c i o

S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r

(484)

74-2899

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a r l u c c i o

1000

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D-3

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Hon.

William

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arpenter

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Montgomery

County

Court House

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Date: February

, 015

Minora, Minora, o l b a s s a n i ,

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a o unley

Ami

M. mora,

s q.

Attorney f o r

Attorney General Kathleen

G .

ane

Attorney

ID 22703



FILED

3/4/2015

Supreme

Court

M i d d l e D i s t r i c t

IN THESUPREME

COURT

OFPENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE

ISTRICT

IN RE:

THE

HIRTY-FIFTH

STATEWIDE

INVESTIGATING

GRAND

JURY

:

SUPREME COURT

OF

PENNSYLVANIA

: NO.

97

0 1 4

SEALING ORDER

AND NOW, h i s

4th

day

o f

March,

2015, t i s hereby ORDERED, h a t the

attached Opinion be

f i l e d

under

seal

w i t h

the

Supreme

Court

o f

Pennsylvania

u n t i l

f u r t h e r

Order

of

h i s

C o u r t .

BY

THE COURT:

1 a S D

WILLIAM

R.

CARPENTER,

Supervising

Judge

J.

UNSEALED PER ORDE

THE COURT DATED

AUGUST 26, 2015



F I L E D

UNDER

SEAL

IN THE

SUPREME

COURT OF

PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE

ISTRICT

IN

RE:

THE

HIRTY-FIFTH

STATEWIDE

NO.

97

0 1 4

INVESTIGATING

GRAND JURY

PETITION

O F:

ATTORNEY

GENERAL,

KATHLEEN G.

KANE

O P I N I O N

CARPENTER

J .

March

4,

0 1 5

agree w i t h

the

S p e c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ' s request

h a t c e r t a i n m a t e r i a l s

be

unsealed

or

a t a

minimum

d i s c l o s e d t o the Pennsylvania

Supreme Court p r i o r t o

argument

o n March 11, 2015.

D i s c l o s u r e i s

necessary

n order o r e b u t c e r t a i n arguments which a r e not

founded

o n

the r u e

f a c t s . D i s c l o s u r e

i s

necessary

out o f t h e

fundamental n e c e s s i t y f o r

a

f a i r argument.

BY THE COURT:

( z 3 a -

lir

WILLIAM

R.

CARPENTER

SUPERVISINGJUDGE OF

THE

THIRTY-FIFTH STATEWIDE

INVESTIGATING

GRAND

JURY

J .



IN

THE

SUPREME

COURT

OFPENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE

ISTRICT

IN RE:

THE

HIRTY-FIFTH

STATEWIDE

INVESTIGATING

GRAND

JURY

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SUPREME COURT OF

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:

NO. 97 014

CERTIFICATE

OF

SERVICE

l W i l l i a m

R. Carpenter, Supervisin g

Judge o f the

3 5

t h Statewide

I n v e s t i g a t i n g

Grand

J u r y , c e r t i f y

t h a t

a

r u e and c o r r e c t copy

of

the attached

Opinion o f March 4,

2 0 1 5 was

orwarded

t o

the

persons

set

f o r t h

below

v i a

E l e c t r o n i c M a i l

and

F i r s t

Class

M a i l

on March

4,

2015.

Amil M. Mino ra, Esq uire

Minora,

Minora,

Colbassani,

Krowiak, M a t t i o l i

unley

700 Vine S t r e e t

Scranton,

PA 8510

Gerald L .

Shargel, Esquire

Winston

trawn

LLP

2 0 0

Park

Avenue

New

ork, NY

0166

p

WILLIAM

R. CARPENTER,

J .

Supervising Judge

Montgomery County

Court o f

Common leas

P.O. Box

31 1

Norristown,

PA

9404

-

C

Jos eph A. Del

Sole,

Esquire

W i l l i a m

S.

Stickman,

V , Esquire

200

i r s t

Avenue,

u i t e

3 0 0

P i t t s b u r g h , PA 5 2 2 2

Thomas .

C a r l u c c i o ,

Esquire

1 0 0 0

Germantown

Pike

S u i t e D3

Plymouth

Meeting,PA

9462

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