IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 77 MAP 2013 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, : : Joint Application to Discontinue Appeal Appellee : Pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1973(a) : : v. : : : D. BRUCE HANES, IN HIS CAPACITY : AS THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' : COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, : : Appellant :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 16th day of December, 2015, the parties’ Joint Application to

Discontinue Appeal Pursuant to Pa.R.A. 1973(a) is GRANTED. The Motion to Present

Oral Argument filed by James D. Schneller, pro se, is DISMISSED as moot.