
    OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner, v. William D. HOBSON, Respondent.
    No. 298 Disciplinary Docket No. 3.
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    Decided Jan. 22, 1997.
   ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 22nd day of January, 1997, there having been filed with this Court by Wiliam D. Hobson his verified Statement of Resignation dated December 5, 1996, 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 Wiliam D. Hobson 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 shah pay costs, if any, to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.  