Opinions of the United 1998 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 8-27-1998 Larsen v. Senate of The Commonwealth Precedential or Non-Precedential: Docket 97-7296,97-7451 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1998 Recommended Citation "Larsen v. Senate of The Commonwealth" (1998). 1998 Decisions. Paper 207. http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1998/207 This decision is brought to you for free and open access by the Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1998 Decisions by an authorized administrator of Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. For more information, please contact Benjamin.Carlson@law.villanova.edu. Filed August 27, 1998 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT Nos. 97-7296, 97-7451 ROLF LARSEN v. SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; ROY C. AFFLERBACH; ANTHONY B. ANDREZESKI; GIBSON E. ARMSTRONG; EARL BAKER; ALBERT V. BELAN; CLARENCE D. BELL; LEONARD J. BODACK; MICHAEL E. BORTNER; DAVID J. BRIGHTBILL; J. DOYLE CORMAN; MICHAEL M. DAWIDA; MICHAEL B. FISHER; VINCENT J. FUMO; STEWART J. GREENLEAF; MELISSA A. HART; DAVID W. HECKLER, EDWARD W. HELFRICK; EDWIN G. HOLL; ROXANNE H. JONES; ROBERT C. JUBELIRER; GERALD J. LAVALLE; CHARLES D. LEMMOND, JR.; H. CRAIG LEWIS; J. WILLIAM LINCOLN; F. JOSEPH LOEPER; ROGER A. MADIGAN; BRUCE S. MARKS; ROBERT J. MELLOW; HAROLD F. MOWERY, JR.; RAPHAEL J. MUSTO; MICHAEL A. O'PAKE; FRANK A. PECORA; JOHN E. PETERSON; EUGENE E. PORTERFIELD; TERRY L. PUNT; JEANETTE F. REIBMAN; JAMES J. RHOADES; ROBERT D. ROBBINS; FRANK A. SALVATORE; ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ; TIM SHAFFER; JOHN J. SHUMAKER; PATRICK J. STAPLETON; WILLIAM J. STEWART; J. BARRY STOUT; RICHARD TILGHMAN; JACK WAGNER; NOAH W. WENGER; HARDY WILLIAMS; SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA; ROBERT NIX; JOHN FLAHERTY; STEPHEN ZAPPALA; NICHOLAS PAPADAKOS; RALPH CAPPY; FRANK MONTEMURO; RONALD CASTILLE; COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE; JOSEPH F. MCCLOSKEY; WILLIAM F. BURNS; DAWSON R. MUTH; PETER DEPAUL; CAROL K. MCGINLEY; CHRISTINE L. DONOHUE; JUSTIN M. JOHNSON; WILLIAM CASSENBAUM; JUDICIAL CONDUCT BOARD; JOSEPH A. DEL SOLE; ARTHUR J. EDMUNDS; DIANE M. EDMUNDSON; GERALD P. EGAN; JOHN W. HERRON; FREDERICK WELLS HILL; MATTHEW ANITA MACDONALD; GERALD J. O'CONNOR; ANDREW PALM; CHARLES W. RUBENDALL, II; JAMES E. RUSSO; BERNARD C. WATSON; WILLIAM J. ARBUCKLE, III; BRUCE A. ANTKOWIAK; THOMAS A. BERGSTROM; ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS; NANCY M. SOBOLEVTICH; DAVID A. FRANKFORTER, in their official and individual capacities; INDIVIDUAL SENATORS Roy C. Afflerbach, Anthony B. Andrezeski, Gibson E. Armstrong, Earl Baker, Albert V. Belan, Clarence D. Bell, Leonard J. Bodack, Michael E. Bortner, David J. Brightbill, J. Doyle Corman, Michael M. Dawida, Michael B. Fisher, Vincent J. Fumo, Stewart J. Greenleaf, Melissa A. Hart, David W. Heckler, Edward W. Helfrick, Edwin G. Holl, Roxanne H. Jones, Robert C. Jubelirer, Gerald J. Lavalle, Charles D. Lemmond, Jr., H. Craig Lewis, J. William Lincoln, F. Joseph Loeper, Roger A. Madigan, Bruce S. Marks, Robert J. Mellow, Harold F. Mowery, Jr., Raphael J. Musto, Michael A. O'Pake, Frank A. Pecora, John E. Peterson, Eugene E. Porterfield, Terry L. Punt, Jeanette F. Reibman, James J. Rhodes, Robert D. Robbins, Frank A. Salvatore, Allyson Y. Schwartz, Tim Shaffer, John J. Shumaker, Patrick J. Stapleton, William J. Stewart, J. Barry Stout, Richard A. Tighman, Jack Wagner, Noah W. Wenger and Hardy Williams ("the individual Senators") Appellants On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 95-cv-01540) Before: SLOVITER, GREENBERG, and GIBSON,* Circuit Judges _________________________________________________________________ * Hon. John R. Gibson, United States Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation. 2 ORDER AMENDING OPINION IT IS ORDERED that the slip opinion in the above case, filed August 11, 1998, be amended as follows: Page 3, lines 21 through 23 - delete "W. Thomas McGough, Jr., Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, PA 15219." By the Court, /s/ Dolores K. Sloviter Circuit Judge Dated: August 27, 1998 A True Copy: Teste: Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 3