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HomeMy WebLinkAbout472-R JulianRe: Order No. 472 Dear Mr. Julian: STATE ETHICS COMMISSION 308 FINANCE BUILDING HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120 RECONSIDERATION ORDER OF THE COMMISSION Order No. 472 -R DEciDED MAR 11 1987 Mr. Vincent Julian MAIl.ED R 1 '1 X9$7 c/o John F. Cambest, Esquire Suite 1100 Bank Tower 307 Fourth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 This refers to the request for Reconsideration presented on May 16, 1986, with respect to the above - captioned Order issued on May 2, 1986, pursuant to 51 Pa. Code 2.38. The discretion of the State Ethics Commission to grant reconsideration is properly invoked, pursuant to Commission regulations, 51 Pa. Code 2.38(b) as follows: (b) Any party may ask the Commission to reconsider an Order within 15 days of service of the Order. The person requesting reconsideration should present a detailed explanation setting forth the reaso- why the Order should be reconsidered. Reconsideration may be granted at the discretion of the Commission only where any of the following occur: (1) a material error of law has been made; (2) a material error of fact has been made; (3) new facts or evidence are provided which would lead to reversal or modification of the order and where these could not be or were not discovered previously by the exercise of due diligence. -The Commission, having reviewed your request, must DENY your request because none of these circumstances are present. The instant Order was issued on May 2, 1986. Within the 15 day time period provided for in the regulations of the State Ethics Commission, you forwarded to the Commission a one paragraph letter requesting\reconsideration Mr. Vincent Julian Page 2 of the instant matter. On May 16, 1986, a letter was forwarded to you by a representative of the State Ethics Commission, specifically, requesting certain information, including the nature of the basis for the reconsideration request. '>jhilw that request was sL.,: i tLed -to you ;n May of i:;>o, ycu not respond to the request until August 11, 1986. On November 20, 1986, a notice of hearing was forwarded to you, through your counsel, advising that an evidentiary hearing would be.conducted on December 17, 1986. As part of this hearing, your attorney requested that subpoenas be issued in order to prepare for this hearing. On December 15, 1986, two days before the scheduled hearing, your attorney contacted the State Ethics Commission and advised that he no longer would be requesting an evidentiary hearing and that such would be waived. As a result of that statement, a letter was forwarded to your attorney on December 17, 1986, who had requested the opportunity to provide certain additional information which was to constitute the record in the instant matter. That letter to your attorney outlined the information that would be provided to the Commission in relation to your request. On various occasions subsequent to the posting of this letter, contact was made with your counsel in order to obtain the information set forth in that letter. At one point in time the Commission representatives were advised that the information would be provided during the week of January 18, 1987. No information was received. On January 23, 1987, subsequent contact was made with the office of your counsel and information was received by the State Ethics Commimssion that the requested documents would be provided sometime during the next week. No information was received. On or about January 29, 1987, additional contact was made with counsel. At this time, representatives of the State Ethics Commission were advised the information would be forwarded in part by February 4, 1987, and completed by February 18, 1987. That information was never received, On February 19, 1987, a letter was forwarded to your attorney noting that the information had not been received and indicating that the matter would be presented to the members of the State Ethics Commission for consideration on the issue �f the reconsideration request. That letter also noted that unless, by the time the matter was presented to the Ethics Commission, the information was received it would be assumed that there was no longer an intention to supply such information or otherwise proceed with the request for reconsideration. On February 23, 1987, a letter was received from your attorney requesting a further continuance of this matter. We see no need to grant that request. As a result of the foregoing, this Commission must now review the request for reconsideration based upon the information which has been provided. In light of the fact that you have continuously refused to provide any information, whatsoever, in support of your position, this Commission must deny your request for reconsideration. Mr. Vincent Julian Page 3 In light of the foregoing, the State Ethics Commission concludes that your request for reconsideration must be DENIED. .Accordingly,,,the,.OEder of_May. §,,.wil,l,, be..released-,as_a public_ document 5 es busins days from the - date - of 'this' reconsideration 'deni Which will also be released at that time. By the Commission, G. Sieber Pancoast Chairman