Gov. Wolf, Pet v. Sen. Scarnati, III

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT THE HONORABLE TOM WOLF, : No. 104 MM 2020 GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH : OF PENNSYLVANIA, : : Petitioner : : : v. : : : SENATOR JOSEPH B. SCARNATI, III, : SENATOR JAKE CORMAN, AND SENATE : REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, : : Respondents : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 17th day of June, 2020, upon review and consideration of the Petitioner’s Application for the Court to Exercise Jurisdiction Pursuant to Its King’s Bench Powers and/or Powers to Grant Extraordinary Relief, the Application is GRANTED insofar as this Court exercises King’s Bench jurisdiction over this matter. As requested by Respondents, the Court will decide the issues raised in the Petitioner’s Application based upon the filings submitted to this Court and to the Commonwealth Court in Scarnati v. Wolf, 344 MD 2020. All proceedings attendant to Scarnati v. Wolf, 344 MD 2020, are STAYED pending further action from this Court. This Court will address the merits of Petitioner’s Application in due course.