
    OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. Arthur D. FRANKLIN, Jr., Respondent.
    No. 963 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    Sept. 28, 2004.
   ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day of September, 2004, there having been filed with this Court by Arthur D. Franklin, Jr., his verified Statement of Resignation dated August 3, 2004, stating that he desires to resign from the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions of Rule 215, Pa.R.D.E., it is

ORDERED that the resignation of Arthur D. Franklin, Jr., be and it is hereby accepted and he is DISBARRED ON CONSENT from the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and it is further ORDERED that he shall comply with the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E. Respondent shall pay costs, if any, to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.  