In re an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth

On June 3, 1996, Douglas Scott Stransky applied for admission to the bar of the Commonwealth. The Board of Bar Examiners (board) held a hearing on his application and, on July 9, 1999, reported to this court, pursuant to G. L. c. 221, § 37.1 The board stated: “The applicant’s acquirements and qualifications are not sufficient .... Accordingly, the [b]oard *679does not recommend that the applicant ... be admitted as an attorney.” Subsequently, Stransky petitioned this court for a stay of the dismissal of his petition for admission and for a hearing to determine his fitness for admission to the…