IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, : No. 2286 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 : Petitioner : No. 109 DB 2016 : v. : Attorney Registration No. 88996 : JOHN MARCUS FRANKLIN, JR. : (Philadelphia) : Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 27th day of February, 2017, upon consideration of the Verified Statement of Resignation, John Marcus Franklin, Jr., is disbarred on consent from the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, see Pa.R.D.E. 215, and he shall comply with the provisions of Pa.R.D.E. 217. Respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 208(g).