in re how Conflict Counsels were selected by the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas and how they were to be paid:

… everyone agreed the Conflict Counsel changes were appropriate and in the best interest of the efficient operation of the Luzerne County Court System as well as in the best interest of the defendants who were represented by the Conflict Counsels. Letter of Mark Ciavarella to President Judge Muroski

Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, the judge in The Bryan Kocis Murder Trial, is making a great deal of noise lately for some reason. Oh wait, Olszewski has to run for re-election in November.

As soon as rumor surfaced that President Judge Mark Ciavarella furloughed convicted prisoners without the knowledge and consent of the sentencing judges, Judge Peter Paul Olszewski jumped in front of reporters and cameras and ordered that the convicts he sentenced be taken back to prison. Now comes a letter from Ciavarella claiming that Olszewski and the rest of That Rat Pack of Judges in Luzerne County knew about the furlough program all the time.

If you would take time to review your Court EnBanc meeting agendas you would discover the Crossing Over furlough was discussed at length and the procedure for issuing furlough orders was agreed upon by the court. Ciavarella Letter

In addition, Ciavarella’s Letter claims that Olszewski and The Rest of the Rat Pack knew how Ciavarella selected attorneys for the Conflict Counsel pool and how the Conflict Counsels were to be paid.

We’ve pointed out before that President Judge Mark Ciavarella didn’t appear to advertise the positions of Conflict Counsels. So, if Ciavarella didn’t advertise the vacancies, you have to assume that the attorneys selected for the Conflict Counsel Pool were Ciavarella’s cronies.

Mark Ciavarella claims that ALL OF THE JUDGES in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas were aware of his order on how Conflict Counsel was selected and how Conflict Counsel were to be paid.

As a result of the above, Bryan Kocis Murder Trial Judge Peter Paul Olszewski can’t plead ignorance of HOW Conflict Counsels were selected by Ciavarella. Olszewski disqualified Harlow Cuadra’s private attorney in order to assign one of Ciavarella’s hand picked Conflict Counsels to represent Cuadra. As we also pointed out, in order for Olszewski to claim that Demetrius Fannick had established an attorney / client relationship with Joseph Kerekes, Olsewski had to redefine the standard in the Commonwealth of PA for the establishment of an attorney client relationship. There is nothing in Pennsylvania Law that claims that an attorney automatically establishes an attorney client relationship with a client based on the number of times the attorney meets with the client WHEN neither the attorney nor the client were ever under the understanding that an attorney client relationship had been establishe.

Olszewski claimed that Fannick established an attorney client relationship with Joseph Kerekes when both Kerekes and Fannick were stating that no such attorney/client relationship existed. Olszewski disqualification of Demetrius Fannick resulted in one of Mark Ciavarella’s hand picked Conflict Counsels being assigned to represent Harlow Cuadra.

Game Over For Olszewski and the Rest of that Rat Pack of Judges

Claiming ignorance is not going to work for Olszewski. Mark Ciavarella is making it clear that he is not going to allow That Rat Pack of Judges to plead IGNORANCE.

The Battle Cry for the November elections in Luzerne County is already vote them all out. And, Olszewski is now faced with running for re-election when the voting public in Luzerne County wants all of that Rat Pack of Luzerne County Judges out of office AND Olszewski has to run for re-election with Bryan Kocis’ headless corpse on his back.