Legal Opinion
Mattas v. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1983No. Civ. A. 83-2791PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHILL, District Judge.
I. Factual Background
The plaintiff, Oliver E. Mattas, Jr., is an attorney licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has a private practice, and was recently elected (unopposed) to his second term as District Attorney of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
In November, 1982, Mr. Mattas was served with a Petition for Discipline filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, in which he was charged with violating seven .Disciplinary Rules of the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Conduct. See Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement (Pa.R.D.E.) (1983).
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- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
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