In the Matter of R. Denning Gearhart (disciplinary order)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA In the Matter of RICHARD DENNING GEARHART : : : : : : : : : : No. 1756 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 No. 76 DB 2011 (Board File No. C4-10-940)and Board File Nos. C4-10-705, C4-11-349 and C4-11-820 Attorney Registration No. 26540 (Venango County) ORDER PER CURIAM: rd AND NOW, this 23 day of September, 2014, upon consideration of the Certificate of Admission of Disability by Attorney that the respondent is suffering from a disabling condition which makes it impossible for him to prepare an adequate defense to allegations of professional misconduct, it is hereby ORDERED that the Richard Denning Gearhart is immediately transferred to inactive status pursuant to Rule 301(e), Pa.R.D.E., for an indefinite period and until further Order of the Court, and he shall comply with Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E. All pending disciplinary proceedings shall be held in abeyance, except for the perpetuation of testimony and the preservation of documentary evidence.

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