Berks County v. United States EPA
Date: August 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2913
Benihana of Tokyo Inc v. Benihana Inc
Date: August 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3683
USA v. John Doe
Date: August 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3830
George Bell v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4781
Rita Sawyer v. Superintendent Muncy SCI
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4446
Jane Adkins v. John Sogliuzzo
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2649
Jane Adkins v. John Sogliuzzo
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2761
Ralph Leporace v. New York Life and Annuity
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3821
David Jerri, Jr. v. Frederick Harran
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3861
New Century TRS Holdings, Inc. v.
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3923
Travelers Indemnity Co v. Cephalon Inc
Date: August 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4261
Douglas Chase v. City of Philadelphia
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1001
USA v. Alsol Corp
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3253
USA v. Jorge Davila
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3433
William Ackerman v. Mercy Behavior Health
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4036
Cyrus Sanders v. Steven Downs
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4457
Keith Dougherty v. Advanced Wings LLP
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1759
Keith Dougherty v. Jonathan Snyder
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1780
Justin Michael Credico v.
Date: August 7, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2659
Carl Muhammad v. Sec PA Dept Corr
Date: August 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4358
Xi Li v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1536
Emerald Coal Resources LP v. Ronald M. Hoy
Date: August 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4029
USA v. Steven Hight
Date: August 6, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1586
Devon Robotics LLC v. DeViedma
Date: August 5, 2015
Docket Number:
12-3676
Justia Opinion Summary: Devon acquired the rights to distribute robotic medical devices, CytoCare and i.v. Station, from Robotics. DeViedma, Robotics's general counsel, negotiated the contracts. Each contained an arbitration clause. Robotics…
In re: Semcrude L.P.
Date: August 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1204
Justia Opinion Summary: Kivisto, co-founder and former President and CEO of SemCrude, an Oklahoma-based oil and gas company, allegedly drove SemCrude into bankruptcy through his self-dealing and speculative trading strategies. SemCrude’s…
Stephens v. Clash
Date: August 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3337
Justia Opinion Summary: Clash is best known as the voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo. Stephens and Clash met in 2004 when Stephens was 16 years old and Clash was 44. Stephens claims Clash was immediately interested in a sexual relationship and…
USA v. Dung Bui
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
11-3795
United States v. Bui
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
11-3795
Justia Opinion Summary: DEA agents executed a search warrant in Reading, Pennsylvania and arrested Bui at 1307 Lorraine Road. Bui admitted that “the only reason they purchased that house was to . . . convert it into a marijuana grow factory.”…
United States v. Fazio
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3111
Justia Opinion Summary: Fazio, a permanent resident alien, was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Fazio pleaded guilty to the lesser-included offense of conspiring to…
Disability Rights N.J., Inc. v. Comm'r N.J. Dep't of Human Servs.
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4255
Justia Opinion Summary: Temporary civil commitment at New Jersey psychiatric hospitals is subject to regular review; patients have the right to counsel, to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and to cross-examine witnesses. In a…
Steven Simring v. Rutgers University
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1126
Steven Simring v. Rutgers University
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1126
USA v. Eugene Parker
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2657
Santini v. Fuentes
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2938
Justia Opinion Summary: In February 2009, Santini was working at his family’s Harmony Township, New Jersey dairy farm, when a fight broke out. Santini and 10 others witnessed the fight. About 20 local and state police officers arrived after the…
Krim Ballentine v.
Date: August 4, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1889
Cnty. of Montgomery Recorder v. MERSCorp Inc
Date: August 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4315
Justia Opinion Summary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) is a national electronic loan registry system that permits its members to transfer, among themselves, promissory notes associated with mortgages, while MERS remains the…
USA v. Kenneth Kraeger
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4119
Curtis Brinson v.
Date: July 31, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2280
Nicky Byrd v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: July 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4696
Robert Benchoff v. Diane Yale
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4182
In re: Community Bank of N. Va.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4273
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs described a predatory lending scheme affecting numerous borrowers nationwide, allegedly masterminded by Shumway, a residential mortgage loan business operating through other entities and title companies, to…
Deb Whitewood v. Sec PA Dept Health
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2871
Cory McKenstry v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3562
Kenneth Williams v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4462
Ronald Riley v. Thomas Corbett, Jr.
Date: July 29, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1649
Roy Langbord v. US Dept of the Treasury
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
12-4574
Anthony Beaver v. Union County Pennsylvania
Date: July 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4749
Norris v. Brooks
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4448
Justia Opinion Summary: Norris was arrested in 1999 for aggravated assault. Norris complained; the court appointed new counsel for post-verdict motions, but rejected claims of ineffective assistance and imposed sentence under Pennsylvania’s…
USA v. Anna Mudrova
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3580
Donald Parkell v. Jack Markell
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3989
Yuriy Epshteyn v. Charles Burr, II
Date: July 27, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1408
Damian Cioni v. Globe Specialty Metals Inc
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3404
USA v. Anna Mudrova
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3580
Mahakali Krupa LLC v. Allstate Insurance Co
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3764
Beaver Resources Corp v. William Brawand
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3894
In Re: Bocchino
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4299
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1996, Bocchino, a stockbroker, learned from a superior that Traderz “might go public” and that the endeavor was supported by “some commitment” from a popular fashion model. Based solely on that, and without any…
Geisinger Cmty. Med. Ctr. v. Sec'y United States Dep't of Health & Human Servs.
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1202
Justia Opinion Summary: Hospitals that are disadvantaged by their geographic location may reclassify to a different wage index area for certain Medicare reimbursement purposes by applying for redesignation to the Medicare Geographic…
USA v. Monroe Bullock
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1790
USA v. Omari Patton
Date: July 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2337
Neale v. Volvo Cars N. Am.
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1540
Justia Opinion Summary: Consumers from six states filed suit, alleging that Volvo sold certain vehicles with defective sunroof drainage systems. The Third Circuit vacated the grant of class certification after holding that unnamed, putative…
Yaqin Chen v. Atty Gen USA
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3852
Janice Haagensen v. Michael Wherry
Date: July 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4301
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3410
Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor, a billing services technology company, is a limited liability business and its sole member is Joli, Inc. Heverly owns 75 percent of Joli. A printing company holds the single largest claim against Debtor and the…
USA v. Carlos Cegledi
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3958
Mikael Safarian v. American DG Energy
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2734
Anthony Ghaffari v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4794
USA v. Francisco Santana
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1067
In Re: Sylvester Andrews v.
Date: July 21, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2532
Simon Pirela v. Donald Vaughn
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3684
USA v. Michael Nguyen
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4769
Willie Davis v. C. Anderson
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2779
Vincent Denao v. 32 BJ SEIU
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3233
Ever Perez v. Richard Gamez
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3539
Secretary of Labor v. Richard Kaposy
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3565
Paek v. Attorney Gen. of United States
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3982
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1991, Paek, a native and citizen of South Korea, was admitted to the U.S. as a Conditional lawful permanent resident (LPR) based on his mother’s marriage to a U.S. citizen and member of the U.S. military, qualifying…
Stephen Conklin v. Yvette Kane
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4105
David Munchinski v. Gerald Solomon
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4158
Clarence Thompson v. Kellogg's USA
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4325
State of New Jersey v. Bruce Aristeo
Date: July 20, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1096
USA v. Stephanie Metz
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3668
USA v. Vincent Ruchlewicz
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3809
United States v. Chabot
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4465
Justia Opinion Summary: The IRS received information from French authorities concerning United States persons with undisclosed bank accounts at HSBC and issued summonses to the Chabots requesting that they appear to give testimony and produce…
Feng Li v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4830
Ryan Castaneira v. Michael Potteiger
Date: July 17, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1337
Erie Insurance Exchange v. Richard Stover
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1573
Del. Strong Families v. Attorney Gen. Del.
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1887
Justia Opinion Summary: DSF challenged the Delaware Elections Disclosure Act as facially unconstitutional and unconstitutional as-applied to its 2014 Voter Guide, planned for distribution over the internet within 60 days of Delaware’s general…
Arrowpoint Capital Corp v. Arrowpoint Asset Mgmt., LLC
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3063
Justia Opinion Summary: Capital is a Delaware holding company, whose subsidiaries, Arrowood Indemnity and Arrowood Surplus Lines Insurance, provide insurance and investment-related financial services throughout the United States under the…
Daniel Fried v. New Jersey State Police
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3402
Victoria Geist v. Jason Ammary
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3966
USA v. Omari Patton
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4157
Myron Giddens v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4291
Steven Wicks v. Dudley Anderson
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4795
Heather Hoffman v. Palace Entertainment
Date: July 16, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1126
USA v. Stein Scruggs
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1561
USA v. Rahim McIntyre
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3691
Richard Ulrich v. Governor of Pennsylvania
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3796
Michael Rinaldi v.
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4381
Michael Gera v. County of Schuylkill
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4789
Jorge Flores v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1288
James Sporish v.
Date: July 15, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1575
United States v. Centeno
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Numbers:
14-2024, 14-2690
Justia Opinion Summary: On June 16, Lokhande was found bleeding on a sidewalk in Independence Park. Lokhande could not recall being assaulted. Robles testified that on that night, he, Baldwin, and Santos drove into Philadelphia, using Baldwin’s…
USA v. Santos Centeno
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2690
Barker v. Boeing Co
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3009
Justia Opinion Summary: Boyd and Smith, both Caucasians, alleged that their former employer, Boeing, discriminated against them on the basis of their race, in violation of 42 U.S.C. 1981, when it terminated their employment after they appeared…
Andre Jacobs v. Deborah Bayha
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3055
USA v. Earl Crayton
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3115
Mark Robinson v. John Wetzel
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4144
Elijah Muhammad v. Sills Cummis
Date: July 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4744
Karen Barkes v. First Corr Med Inc
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
12-3074
United States v. Small
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4296
Justia Opinion Summary: Small, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, was sentenced by a federal court to 135 months for filing false tax returns, to be served consecutive to his state sentence. He was returned to the Correctional Institution at…
Evankavitch v. Green Tree Servicing LLC
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1114
Justia Opinion Summary: Evankavitch executed a mortgage against her property and fell behind on her payments. The mortgagee’s rights were assigned to Green Tree. Green Tree and Evankavitch talked about the loan several times. Evankavitch…
Perelman v. Perelman
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1663
Justia Opinion Summary: Jeffrey Perelman is a participant in the defined employee pension benefit plan of GRC and alleges that his father, Raymond, as chairman of GRC and trustee of the Plan, breached his fiduciary duties by covertly investing…
Jeffrey Perelman v. Raymond Perelman
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2742
Laureen Bull v. UPS Inc
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3424
Laureen Bull v. UPS Inc
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3560
Eugene Talik v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4410
Christiana Itiowe v. The Trentonian
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4421
Thomas Bolick, II v. Robert Sacavage
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4427
Donell Prince v. Kevin Orr
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4535
Alvin Kanofsky v. Commissioner of IRS
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4700
Joseph Sargent v. USA
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1083
Vincent Ezeiruaku v. Dan Bull
Date: July 13, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1174
United States v. Fountain
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-3023, 13-3025, 13-3478
Justia Opinion Summary: Between 2007 and 2012, Fountain, an IRS employee, helped orchestrate several schemes that involved filing false tax returns, claiming refunds under the Telephone ExciseTax Refund,the First Time Homebuyer Credit, or the…
USA v. Calvin Johnson, Jr.
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3025
USA v. Larry Ishmael
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3478
USA v. Joseph Osang
Date: July 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3696
NLRB v. Atlas Refinery Inc
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2671
USA v. Tuyen Pham
Date: July 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3144
Eric Jones v.
Date: July 8, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2482
Steven Simring v. Rutgers University
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1126
Larry Hartpence v. Township of Madison
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1687
Susan Haas v. 3M Co
Date: July 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3342
American Farm Bureau Federation v. EPA
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4079
Justia Opinion Summary: Chesapeake Bay is plagued by dead zones with opaque water and algae blooms that render significant areas unable to support aquatic life. Surrounding jurisdictions recognize that the Bay absorbs far too much nitrogen,…
Ambrosio Rouse v. II-VI Inc
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4038
United States v. Edwards
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4088
Justia Opinion Summary: Edwards was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 21 U.S.C. 846, but was acquitted of an accompanying conspiracy charge under section 846. The Third…
Trinity Wall Street v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
Date: July 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4764
Justia Opinion Summary: Trinity, a New York Episcopal parish, owns Wal-Mart stock and requested that Wal-Mart include its shareholder proposal in Wal-Mart’s proxy materials. Trinity’s proposal, linked to Wal-Mart’s sale of high-capacity…
Barry Gibbs v. Robert Shannon
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4402
United States v. Lowe
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1108
Justia Opinion Summary: Philadelphia officers received an anonymous call reporting “a black male wearing a gray hoodie with a gun in his waistband talking to a female. . . 914 North Markoe Street outside,” in a “high crime area.” The officers…
Craig Sanford v. Bracewell & Guiliani, LLP
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1763
USA v. Satiek Duncan
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1890
Pure Earth Inc v. Gregory Call
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2038
In Re: Avandia Marketing v.
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2980
Herbert Rocco v. Gordon Food Service
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3114
Salahuddin Smart v. Aramark Inc
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3782
Abdullah Brown v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4514
Raymond Chestnut v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4773
Vernon Snype v. USA
Date: July 2, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1034
USA v. Christian Womack
Date: July 1, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2379
Southern Track and Pump Inc v. Terex Corp
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4279
Jensen v. Pressler & Pressler
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2808
Justia Opinion Summary: Jensen defaulted on a credit card. Her debt was sold to Midland, which retained the Pressler law firm for collection. Midland obtained a $5,965.82 default judgment and served an information subpoena and questions on…
William Ackerman v. Mercy Behavior Health
Date: June 30, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1822
USA v. Daniel Young
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1442
USA v. Chikezie Onyenso
Date: June 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3111
King Drug Co. of Florence v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1243
Justia Opinion Summary: In earlier litigation, Teva challenged the validity and enforceability of GSK’s patents on lamotrigine, Lamictal’s active ingredient. Teva was first to file an FDA application, alleging invalidity or nonenforceability,…
Deborah Nardella v. Philadelphia Gas Works
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4454
Syntax Brillian Corp v.
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1315
Gary Wilson v.
Date: June 26, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1476
Wayne Harrison v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number:
12-3613
USA v. Russell Franklin
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3169
USA v. Shadi Abuomar
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3538
Brian McDaniel v. Brenda Collins
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1128
USA v. Tschaka Fortt
Date: June 25, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1543
Richard Potts v. Ronnie Holt
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2650
Elizabeth Mahoney v. Richard McDonnell
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4257
Gerald Bush v. Department of Human Services
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4377
In re: Grand Jury v.
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4678
In re: Grand Jury v.
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4678
Willie Davis v. Joseph Norwood
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4688
Isaac Fullman v. Thomas Kistler
Date: June 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4758
USA v. Joseph Baker, Jr.
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2986
Hossam Kassem v. Walgreens Corporate
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3644
George Wadis v. Norristown State Hospital
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4097
Isaac Fullman v. Thomas Kistler
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4757
Loretta Burton v. Ozburn Logistic
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1540
Linwood Wilkerson v. Charles Samuels
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1872
James Platts v.
Date: June 23, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1900
Hansler v. Lehigh Valley Hosp. Network
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1772
Justia Opinion Summary: Hansler was hired by Lehigh Valley in 2011. In 2013, Hansler began experiencing shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting, of unknown origins. Hansler’s physician completed a medical certification form “requesting…
USA v. Richard Corbin
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2064
Brucestan Jordan v. Edmond Cicchi
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3512
USA v. Cornelius Albert
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3759
Markos Pappas v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3873
USA v. Santo Islaam
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4175
USA v. Larry Stuler
Date: June 22, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1377
USA v. Mark Labenz
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3670
Adrienne Friend v. Dawn Vann
Date: June 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4068
James Freeman v. A.J. Miller
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1680
Henry Washington v. Warden Greene SCI
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1880
David Barren v. Pennsylvania State Police
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4221
Younes Kabbaj v.
Date: June 18, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1888
USA v. Frederick Banks
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4542
In Re: Michael Walker v.
Date: June 17, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1817
Johnson v. Att'y Gen. of United States
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
12-3343
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1991, when Johnson was six years old, Liberian rebels murdered Johnson’s father, a military officer under a prior government, seriously wounded Johnson’s mother, and bayonetted Johnson. Johnson escaped to a refugee…
In Re: Commonwealth's Motion v.
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3853
In re: Mychael Saunders v.
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4426
David Alston v. Kean University
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4767
David Alston v. Kean University
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4768
Dorothy Hartman v.
Date: June 16, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2213
USA v. Lawrence Blevins, Jr.
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3275
USA v. George Balboa
Date: June 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3522
Wolfe v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number:
12-4450
Justia Opinion Summary: Zierle was driving and rear-ended Wolfe. Zierle’s blood alcohol level tested at 0.25%. Zierle had three prior DUIs. Wolfe required treatment at the emergency room. Zierle was insured by Allstate. Zierle’s policy stated…
In Re: Commonwealth's Motion
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3853
Justia Opinion Summary: The Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. 3006A, requires each federal district court to establish a plan to furnish representation to indigent persons charged with federal crimes. In seven different Post-Conviction Review Act…
USA v. Tamika Somerville
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3428
Raymond Brown v. F. Buck, Jr.
Date: June 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3932
Jean Cunningham v. Novo Nordisk
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2640
Theresa Ellis v. Ethicon Inc
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2937
Gursheel Dhillon v. Endo Pharmaceuticals
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3377
H. L. v. Downingtown Area School Distri
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3678
LB Foster Co v. Robert Barnhart
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3715
Lewis Wu v. Capital One NA
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3719
H. L. v. Downingtown Area School Distri
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3727
USA v. Amin Rashid
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3768
Amin Rashid v. Warden Philadelphia FDC
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3988
Stephen King v. Deputy Attorney General
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4227
Matthew Descamps v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4418
Stephen McCall v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4501
Rance Strunk, Sr. v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4578
USA v. Tyshaun St. Vallier
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4682
Maria Carrascosa v.
Date: June 11, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2129
USA v. Marvin Davis
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4427
Salam Aljawad v. Salam Majeed
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4763
Frederick Foster v. David Denenberg
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2674
USA v. Hassan Thomas
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3193
Gordon Walker, Sr. v. USA
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3300
Trade Secret Inc v.
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3385
In re: Trade Secret, Inc v.
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3386
Feng Li v.
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3738
USA v. Dennis Bruno
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3907
Edgar Phillips v. J.L. Norward
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3940
Curtis Marshall Dixon v.
Date: June 10, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1358
Calvin Butler v. City of Philadelphia
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3296
Fred Burton v. Martin Horn
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4181
Jennifer Murphy v. City of Lewes
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2835
Vinhh Ho v. Allstate Indemnity
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3448
USA v. Howard Hawkins
Date: June 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4308
USA v. Matthew Ackerman
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1830
Bryan Fischer v. G4S Secure Solutions Inc
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3420
Kwan Wu v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4240
Rodney Smith v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: June 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4573
USA v. Norvel Vas
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2978
Barbara Richards v. Alfred Marshall
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4598
James Schwartz v. OneWest Bank FSB
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4680
Kenneth Murchison v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3077
James Troiano v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4312
In re: Christian Dior Womack v.
Date: June 5, 2015
Docket Number:
15-2064
USA v. David Kirkland
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number:
09-4000
Drew Coleman v. Superintendent Forest SCI
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3427
D. M. v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1339
Tim Hamborsky v. Thomas O'Barto
Date: June 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2958
USA v. Michael Durante
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4761
USA v. Che Rose
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1444
USA v. Earl Warner
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3012
USA v. 10000.00 in United States Curr
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3317
USA v. Kareem Millhouse
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4014
Ronald Emrit v. Independent Music Awards
Date: June 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4799
USA v. Rodney Frierson
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1487
USA v. Donald Jones
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3488
Johnny Baker v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4149
Robert Saunders v. Carl Danberg
Date: June 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4643
USA v. Lacey Graves
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3142
USA v. Denise Bonfilio
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1348
United States v. Kolodesh
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2904
Justia Opinion Summary: Kolodesh owned a home-health services company. He approached his employee, Pugman, about starting a home-based hospice care company. Pugman's agreed. Kolodesh funded the new company, Home Care Hospice. Pugman managed the…
USA v. Maurice Henderson
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3806
Howard Kieffer v. Warden Allenwood LSCI
Date: May 28, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1729
Mei Chen v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1931
Darryl Clark v. Darden Restaurants Inc
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2810
USA v. Dante Hunter
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3188
Huafeng Xu v. William Walsh
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4092
Alfred Petrossian v. Susan Cole
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4650
In Re: David Dupree v.
Date: May 27, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1901
Sesay v. Att'y Gen. of the United States
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2996
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, the eleventh year of a brutal civil war in Sierra Leone, rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) forcibly entered Sesay’s home and demanded he join the RUF. When he refused, and while his parents…
Fahed Tawalebah v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3766
Richard Taylor v. Carl Danberg
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4028
Abdul Ideen v. Straub
Date: May 26, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1070
Bonkowski v. Oberg Indus., Inc
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1239
Justia Opinion Summary: Bonkowski worked for Oberg. He has health conditions, including an aortic bicuspid, diabetes, possible aortic aneurysm, and colon removal. On November 14, Bonkowski met with supervisors to discuss his suspension for…
Yuwsha Alwan v. Pamela Dembe
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4030
Vitold Gromek v. Philip Maenza
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4818
Keith Dougherty v. Erie Insurance Exchange
Date: May 22, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1271
USA v. Mark Nixon
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1152
Jevic Holding Corp. v.CIT Grp./Business Credit, Inc.
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1465
Justia Opinion Summary: Jevic , a trucking company, was acquired by Sun Capital in a leveraged buyout financed by lenders led by CIT. CIT extended $85 million in revolving credit, which Jevic could access while it maintained at least $5 million…
Misael Cordero v. Charles Warren
Date: May 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2860
Carolyn Florimont v. Borough of Dalton
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3298
USA v. Leonard Stango
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3510
USA v. Danyel Proctor
Date: May 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3684
Lydia Mallon v. Trover Solutions Inc
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3189
USA v. Steven Mazer
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3363
USA v. Freddys Paulino
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3437
In Re: The Matter Of The Grand v.
Date: May 19, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1264
Derek Capozzi v. USP Lewisburg Warden
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2330
In Re: The Matter Of The Grand Jury
Date: May 15, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1264
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1973, Doe organized his medical practice as a “professional association,” a type of corporation doctors are permitted to form under New Jersey law. Since its creation, Doe has operated his practice through that…
Free Speech Coal. v. Att'y Gen. of the United States
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3681
Justia Opinion Summary: The 1988 Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act requires producers of visual depictions of “actual sexually explicit conduct” to keep records documenting the identity and age of every performer in those…
Donte Milburn v. City of York
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1651
USA v. Ahmed Joaquin
Date: May 14, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1097
Sam Hargrove v. Sleepy's
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2540
Sam Hargrove v. Sleepys's
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2541
Neva Ford v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2900
Warren Bircher, Sr. v. James Pierce
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3096
Resch v. Krapf's Coaches Inc
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3679
Justia Opinion Summary: KCI’s Transit Division provides bus and shuttle services on 32 set routes, four of which cross state lines. From 2009 through 2012, its revenue generated by interstate routes fluctuated between 1.0% and 9.7%. KCI trains…
Ivan McKinney v. Prosecutor Passaic County
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4723
Alton Brown v.
Date: May 12, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1616
In re: Asbestos Products v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2087
In re: Asbestos Products v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2088
In re: Asbestos Products v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2090
USA v. Merrell Hobbs
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3770
USA v. Hikeem Torrence
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3771
USA v. Ramel Moten
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3801
USA v. Warren Stokes
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3841
USA v. Reginald Stephens
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4552
In re: Asbestos Products v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1235
USA v. Bryan Hill
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1641
In re: Asbestos Products v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1755
In re: Asbestos Products Liabi v.
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1756
Dennis Obado v. Ed Magedson
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3584
John Corigliano v. Classic Motor Inc
Date: May 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3586
Templin v. Independence Blue Cross
Date: May 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4493
Justia Opinion Summary: Insurance companies allegedly refused to honor claims for payment of blood-clotting-factor products. After they paid the claims in full, the district court dismissed a complaint under the Employees Retirement Income…
Sydney Blum v. University of Pennsylvania
Date: May 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1992
James McNair v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: May 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3403
Carole Scheib v. Jayme Butcher
Date: May 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4086
Yi Jing Groeber v. Friedman and Schuman
Date: May 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4208
Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc v. Gateway Funding Diversified Mortg. Servs., LP
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1119
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011 Lehman filed suit, claiming Gateway was obliged to make good on mortgage loans that Lehman’s subsidiary purchased almost 10 years earlier from Arlington Capital. In 2007 contracts, Arlington agreed to indemnify…
USA v. Hope Kantete
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1703
Mohammad Mahmoud v. City of Paterson
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3083
USA v. Olufemi Adigun
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3230
MicroBilt Corp v.
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3284
Derrick Brown v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3588
Derrick Brown v. President AFGE
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3589
USA v. Patrice Talbot
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3697
T.R. v. Donald Havens
Date: May 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3987
Richard Ulrich v. Tom Corbett
Date: May 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3483
In Re: Gennaro Rauso v.
Date: May 6, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1356
In Re: Sylvester Andrews v.
Date: May 6, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1968
Duane Miller v. EEOC
Date: May 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2787
Philip Bonadonna v. Donna Zickefoose
Date: May 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3262
United States v. Merlino
Date: May 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4341
Justia Opinion Summary: Merlino, reputed former head of the Philadelphia mob, began a three-year term of supervised release in September 2011. In June 2014, law enforcement observed Merlino at a Boca Raton cigar bar with convicted felons,…
Leon Green v.
Date: May 5, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1547
Roger Cowles v. City of Elizabeth
Date: May 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2712
USA v. Bryan Jacobs
Date: May 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2960
USA v. Anthony Jones
Date: May 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3194
Miriam Hanzer v. Mentor Network
Date: May 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4333
Wilmer Gay v. City of Philadelphia
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4583
Mary Primrose v. Trent Mellot
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3356
USA v. Brenda Rickard
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3734
Gerald Kane v. Linda Cartisano
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4547
Monroe Bullock v. Gary Buck
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4559
Kevin Flood v.
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1311
In Re: Kim Ragland v.
Date: May 1, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1589
800 River Road Operating Co LL v. NLRB
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1571
Jose Cardona v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3263
Bohus v. Restaurant.Com Inc
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3316
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs purchased Restaurant.com gift certificates, substantially all of which display restaurant-specific conditions and Restaurant.com’s standard conditions, including expiration one year from date of issue, “except…
Jamar Long v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3541
USA v. Bryan Thornton
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3636
Darin Jones v. County Jail CFCF
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3842
Karen Kimbleton v. Vincent White
Date: April 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4001
USA v. Marcus White
Date: April 29, 2015
Docket Number:
11-4035
800 River Road Operating Co LLC v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Date: April 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1571
Justia Opinion Summary: Woodcrest operates a rehabilitation and nursing facility. The Union filed a petition for an election and Woodcrest employees voted to unionize. Woodcrest filed objections to the election and the Union filed a charge…
USA v. Rafael Cordero
Date: April 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3177
Irving Mason v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: April 29, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3217
Michael Siluk, Jr. v. Catherine Merwin
Date: April 28, 2015
Docket Number:
11-3996
Crystal Byrd v. Aaron's Inc
Date: April 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3050
Anna Charlton v. Commissioner of IRS
Date: April 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3372
Keenan Price v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: April 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3895
Andrew Mackey v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: April 27, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1341
Andrew Bartok v. Warden Loretto FCI
Date: April 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3858
Joseph Malcomb v. Craig McKean
Date: April 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4061
Frank C Pollara Grp. LLC v. Ocean View Inv. Holding, LLC
Date: April 23, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4584
Justia Opinion Summary: Realtor Willis planned Southgate, involving the purchase of 68 acres on St. Croix, re-zoning, subdivision, building infrastructure, and selling individual lots. Willis worked with defendants Cheng and Dubois and their…
USA v. Joseph Merlino
Date: April 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4341
USA v. Richard Corbin
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
11-2767
Michael Siluk, Jr. v. Catherine Merwin
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
11-3996
La Mar Gunn v. Credit Suisse AG
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4738
Anthony Lang, Sr. v. PHEAA
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1080
USA v. Miguel Lavenant
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2891
USA v. Edward Dollson
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3169
Jordan Atkinson v. Middlesex County
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3269
In re: Diet Drugs v.
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3484
Robert Polzer v. County of Allegheny
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3662
I-Kiem Smith v. J Price
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3865
Dianne Hyland v. Smyrna School District
Date: April 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4400
Steven Mensah-Yawson v.
Date: April 20, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1112
Langbord v. Dep't of the Treasury
Date: April 17, 2015
Docket Number:
12-4574
Justia Opinion Summary: The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA), 114 Stat. 202, an “effort to deter government overreaching,” requires the government, if it has seized property that someone else purports to own, to file a…
Carnell Gibbs v. Greg Bartkowski
Date: April 17, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2242
Vargas v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 17, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4590
Justia Opinion Summary: Around midnight, 15-year old Tabitha had a severe asthma attack at her North Philadelphia home. Her mother, Vargas, called 911. Waiting for the paramedics to arrive, Vargas went outside and found Tabitha lying on the…
Chavez-Alvarez v. Att'y Gen., United States
Date: April 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1630
Justia Opinion Summary: Alvarez, a two-year-old citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. without admission or parole. In 1989 he became a lawful permanent resident. Alvarez served in the U.S. Army, 1991-2004. Alvarez has only departed the United…
Byrd v. Aaron's Inc
Date: April 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3050
Justia Opinion Summary: Aaron’s stores sell and lease residential and office furniture, consumer electronics, and appliances. Byrd leased a laptop computer from Aspen, an Aaron’s franchisee. Although Byrd asserts that she made full payments, an…
USA v. Travis Russ
Date: April 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2056
USA v. Jan Edmonds
Date: April 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2695
Tyrone Glenn v. Theresa Delbalso
Date: April 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3246
Michael Crawford v. USA
Date: April 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3373
Stanley Weiss v. e-Scrub Systems Inc
Date: April 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4178
USA v. Adam Scott
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3572
USA v. Jesse Penn, Jr.
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1831
USA v. Calvin Hicks
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2099
Sean Johnson v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2947
Joye Williams v. Superintendent Dallas SCI
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4755
Trinity Wall Street v. WalMart Stores Inc
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-4764
Jason Smart-El v.
Date: April 14, 2015
Docket Number:
15-1111
Doe v. Governor of New Jersey
Date: April 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1941
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014 the Third Circuit decided King v. Governor of the State of New Jersey, rejecting a challenge brought by licensed counselors to the constitutionality of Assembly Bill A3371, a statute banning the provision of…
Antonello Boldrini v. Martin Wilson
Date: April 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-2735
