lN THE SUPREN|E COURT OF PENNSYLVAN|A
WESTERN DlSTR|CT

iN RE: APP|_iCAT|ON OF JOSH 2 No. 71 VV|VI 2017
SHAPERO, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF

THE COM[V|ONVVEALTH OF

PENNSYI_VAN|A, REQUEST|NG AN

ORDER DlRECT|NG THAT AN

/-\DDlT|ONAL iViULT|COUNTY

|N\/ESTlGATlNG GRAND JURY HA\/lNG

STATE\N|DE JUR|SD[CT|ON BE
CONVENED

ORDER

AND NOW, this 15th day of September, 2017, upon consideration of the
Appiication of Josh Shapiro1 /-\ttorney Generai of the Cornmonwealth of Pennsyivania,
and it appearing to the Court that the granting of the Appiication is appropriate under the
investigating Grand Jury Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 4541 et seq., it is hereby ORDERED as
foilovvs:

i. The Attorney General’s Appiication requesting an Order directing that an
additional multicounty investigating grand jury having statewide jurisdiction (“Forty-Third
Statewide investigating Grand Jury”) be convened is hereby GRANTED.

2. The l-ionorable Norman A. Krumenacl<er, ili, Judge of the Court of
Common Pieas, i-'orty-Seventh Judiciai District, Carnbria County1 Pennsyivania, is
hereby designated as Supervising Judge of the Forty-Third Statevvide investigating
Grand Jury. Aii applications and motions relating to the Wori< of the Forty-Third
Statevvide investigating Grand Jury-_inciuding motions for disciosure of grand jury
transcripts and evidence-shaii be presented to the Supervising Judge. With respect to

investigationsl presentments, reports, and ali other proper activities of the Forty-Third

Statewide investigating Grand Jury, Judge Krumenacker, as Supervising Judge, shall
have jurisdiction over ali counties throughout the Commonweaith of Pennsyivania.
Judge Krumenaci<er may temporarily designate another jurist who has been appointed
by this Court as the Supervising Judge of a multicounty investigating grand jury having
statewide jurisdiction to serve as Acting Supervising Judge of the Forty-Third Statewide
investigating Grand Jury when Judge Krumenacker is absent or otherwise unavailab!e.

3. Aiiegheny County is designated as the location for the Forty-Third
Statewide investigating Grand Jury proceedings

4. `i'he Court Administrator of Pennsylvania is directed to draw six counties at
random from the Western District of Pennsyivania pursuant to the provisions of Ruie
241 (A)(i) of the Pennsyivania Ruies of Crimina| Procedure, and these six counties, plus
Aiiegheny, shall together supplyjurors for the Forty-Third Statewide investigating Grand
Jury.

5. The Court Administrator of Pennsyivania is directed to obtain the names
and addresses of persons residing in the aforesaid counties who are eiigibie by law to
serve as grand jurors pursuant to the provisions of Ruie 241(A)(2) of the Pennsyivania
Ruies of Criminai Procedure.

6. The total of such names of prospective jurors to be collected shall be two
hundred, of which fifty shall be selected at random and summoned by the Court
Administrator of Pennsyivania to Aliegheny County. The Supervising Judge shaii
impanel the Forty-Third Statewide investigating Grand Jury from this panel of fifty

prospective jurors. if it becomes necessary, additional prospective jurors shall be

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summoned by the Supervising Judge from among the remaining one hundred fifty
prospective jurors

7. The Forty-Third Statewide investigating Grand Jury wiii remain in session
for not more than eighteen months following the date that it is impaneled by the
Supervising Judge.

8. The Attorney Generai of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or his
designee in charge of the Forty-Third Statevvide investigating Grand Jury, may apply, if
necessary, to the Supervising Judge for an extension of the term of the Forty-Third
Statewide investigating Grand Jury for an additional period of up to six monthsl if, at the
end of its original term, the investigating Grand Jury determines by majority vote that it
has not completed its business 'i`he Forty-Third Statewide investigating Grand Jury’s
term, including any extension thereof, shall not exceed twenty-four months from the
date it was originally impaneled by the Supervising Judge.

9. in addition to maintaining control of transcripts and evidence as provided
by Ruie 229 of the Pennsyivania Ruies of Criminai Procedure and controlling disciosure
of matters occurring before the Forty-Third Statewide investigating Grand Jury as
provided by 42 Pa.C.S. § 4549, the Supervising Judge shall have the same duties and
powers relating to maintaining grand jury secrecy with respect to each prior Statewide
investigating Grand Jury convened in Allegheny County or any other county identified in

Ruie 241(0)(4) of the Pennsyivania Ruies of Criminai Procedure.

Oi\/lAS G, SAYL
Chief Justice of Pennsyivania

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