Title: Fred W. Lang, Jr., v. DEP & Maple Creek Mining, Inc., Appeal of: DEP (Per Curiam Order)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT FRED W. LANG, JR., v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MAPLE CREEK MINING, INC., APPEAL OF: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 4 WAP 2005 Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered January 13, 2005 at No. 709 MD 2004 and amended February 28, 2005, transferring the matter to the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County. ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 2nd day of August 2005, we QUASH the notice of appeal. Having retained jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to the Order at No. 18 WM 2005 granting permission to appeal an interlocutory order, we AFFIRM the Order of the Commonwealth Court. Mr. Justice Saylor files a concurring statement in which Mr. Chief Justice Cappy and Mr. Justice Castille join.