IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT KEVIN BATES, : No. 6 EM 2023 : Petitioner : : : v. : : : COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S : DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF : PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PA., : : Respondent : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 4th day of May, 2023, the Application for Leave to File Original Process is GRANTED, and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED.