L.J.S. v. State Ethics Commission

McGINLEY, Judge.

L.J.S. (Petitioner) seeks declaratory judgment and an injunction.1 The State *800Ethics Commission (Commission) counters with a motion for summary judgment.2

On February 5, 1997, the investigative division of the Commission initiated a preliminary inquiry3 into the activities of Petitioner.4 Petitioner challenged the Commission’s jurisdiction and asserted that an investigation of a judicial officer seriously trespassed beyond the separation of powers established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. On December 27, 1997, the Commission filed a formal investigative complaint against…