*1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

WESTERN DISTRICT

IN RE: PETITION OF GREGORY A. : No. 4 WAP 2017 BELUSCHAK AND AT LEAST FIVE (5) :

ELECTORS OF THE FIRST WARD OF : Appeal from the Order of the Court of THE CITY OF CLAIRTON TO APPOINT : Common Pleas of Allegheny County GREGORY A. BELUSCHAK, A : entered January 17, 2017 at No. GD-16- REGISTERED ELECTOR IN AND : 023932.

RESIDENT OF THE FIRST WARD OF :

THE CITY OF CLAIRTON, TO FILL THE :

CURRENT VACANCY ON CLAIRTON :

CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST WARD :

OF THE CITY OF CLAIRTON, :

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA :

:

RE: PETITION OF RICHARD L. :

LATTANZI, RAYMOND A. KURTA AND :

FIVE (5) ELECTORS OF THE FIRST :

WARD OF THE CITY OF CLAIRTON TO :

APPOINT RAYMOND A. ("TONY") :

KURTA TO FILL THE VACANCY ON :

CLAIRTON CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THE :

PASSING OF COUNCILMAN JOHN A. :

LATTANZI ON OCTOBER 24, 2016 :

:

APPEAL OF: GREGORY A. BELUSCHAK :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 20 th day of March, 2017, this matter is hereby transferred to the Commonwealth Court.