IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 16 EM 2023 : Respondent : : : v. : : : KEVIN BATES, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 1st day of June, 2023, the Application for Leave to File Original Process is GRANTED, and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED.