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Laffey v. Court of Common Pleas

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 16, 1983No. 18 M.D. Misc. Dkt., 1983PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In this case the petitioner, Jane A.M. Laffey, who is a member of the bar of this Commonwealth, seeks a Writ of Prohibition against enforcement of Cumberland County Court Rule 458. Rule 458 provides, in pertinent part, as follows:

A member of the Bar of Cumberland County who shall ... cease to devote the majority of his time to the active practice of law in Cumberland County ... shall be deemed to have abandoned his privilege of membership in the Bar of Cumberland County; and the Board of Admissions, after five (5) days notice to such member, shall…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stewart v. BechtelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. White AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Georgevich v. StraussCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. Preiser v. RosenzweigSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Commonwealth v. CarrollSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Georgevich v. StraussCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Laffey v. CT. OF COM. PL. OF CUMBER. CTY.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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