IN RE NOMINATION PAPER OF NADER


905 A.2d 450 (2006)

In re Nomination Paper of Ralph NADER and Peter Miguel Camejo as Candidates of an Independent Political Body for President and Vice President in the General Election of November 2, 2004. Linda S. Serody, Roderick J. Sweets, Ronald Bergman, Richard Trinclisti, Terry Trinclisti, Bernie Cohen-Scott, Donald G. Brown and Julia A. O'Connell. Appeal of Ralph Nader and Peter Miguel Camejo, and Their Independent Electors. In re Nomination Paper of Ralph Nader and Peter Miguel Camejo as Candidates of an Independent Political Body for President and Vice President in the General Election of November 2, 2004. Linda S. Serody, Roderick J. Sweets, Ronald Bergman, Richard Trinclisti, Terry Trinclisti, Bernie Cohen-Scott, Donald G. Brown and Julia A. O'Connell. Appeal of Ralph Nader and Peter Miguel Camejo, and Their Independent Electors.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus James Lemon, Esq., Ronald Lee Hicks, Jr., Esq., Basil Culyba, pro hac vice, Ross A. Dreyer, pro hac vice, Harrisburg, for Ralph Nader/Peter Miguel Camejo.

Daniel I. Booker, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Linda S. Serody.

Efrem M. Grail, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Ronald Bergman.

Cynthia E. Kernick, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Richard Trinclisti.

Kim M. Watterson, Esq., Melissa Joy Oretsky, Pittsburgh, for Bernie Cohen-Scott.

Louis Lawrence Boyle, Esq., for Bureau of Elections.

Michelle Stirman Pierson, Esq., Marcus James Lemon, Esq., J. Matthew Wolfe, Esq., Ronald Lee Hicks, Jr., Esq., Andrew Lee Noble, Esq., Basil Culyba, pro hac vice, Ross A. Dreyer, pro hac vice, for Peter Miguel Camejo/Ralph Nader.

William S. Gordon, Esq., Christopher K. Walters, Esq., Ira Steven Lefton, Esq., Philadelphia, for Linda S. Serody.

Milind Madhukar Shah, Esq., Barbara Kiely, Esq., for Roderick J. Sweets.

Nicholas R. Sabatine, III, Esq., Windgap, for Ronald Bergman.

Andrea Beth Simonson, for Richard Trinclisti.

Melissa Joy Oretsky, Philadelphia, for Bernie Cohen-Scott.

James P. Williamson, Philadelphia, for Donald G. Brown.

Brian Anthony Gordon, Esq., Gregory M. Harvey, Esq., Philadelphia, for Julia A. O'Connell.

Kim M. Watterson, Esq., Pittsburgh, for et al Linda S. Serody.

Cynthia E. Kernick, Esq., Jeffrey John Bresch, Esq., James Michael Doerfler, Esq., Jeremy David Feinstein, Esq., Mark Lawrence Tamburri, Esq., Efrem M. Grail, Esq., Lisa M. Campoli, Daniel I. Booker, Esq., John M. McIntyre, Pittsburgh, for et al Linda Serody.

Louis Lawrence Boyle, Esq., for Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation.

Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Esq., Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of PA.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

Appellants Ralph Nader (Nader) and Peter Miguel Camejo (Camejo) appeal two Orders of the Commonwealth Court assessing costs against them individually and against their unsuccessful campaign for the respective offices of President and Vice-President of the United States. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Orders of the Commonwealth Court that required Appellants to pay transcription and stenography costs in the amount...

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