Barr v. Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs

OPINION BY

Senior Judge DOYLE.

Appellant, Edward J. Barr, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County that sustained the preliminary objections of the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (Bureau), and granted the Bureau’s “motion to strike” Appellant’s complaint in mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. Barr filed his complaint in mandamus with the Monroe County Common Pleas Court against the Bureau to compel the Bureau to reissue his real estate broker’s license for the years 2000 to 2002 and sought punitive and compensatory…