*1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ONOFRIO POSITANO, : No. 179 MM 2016
: Petitioner : : : v. :
: : PENNSYLVANIA CARDIOTHORACIC :
SURGERY, INC., MICHAEL D. :
HAROSTOCK, M.D., WILKES-BARRE :
GENERAL HOSPITAL, LUZERNE :
COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, :
AND JUDGE RICHARD HUGHES III, :
: Respondents : ORDER PER CURIAM
AND NOW , this 23rd day of January, 2017, the Application for Leave to File Original Process is GRANTED , and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED . The Prothonotary is DIRECTED to strike the name of the jurist from the caption.