Pei Chuang v. OD Expense LLC
Date: August 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1774
Joseph Mrazek v. Township of Stafford
Date: August 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2061
USA v. Quasim Cunningham
Date: August 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2612
USA v. Zavia Johnson
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2008
Joshua Taylor v. Larry Shields
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2439
Marc Zitter v. Christopher Petruccelli
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2894
Ronald Boatwright v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3534
US Bank NA v. Maury Rosenberg
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1249
Richard Wilford v. Warden Mckean FCI
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1834
Keith Davis v. Anthony Eberling
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2033
James Bryant v. Karen Kaskie
Date: July 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2195
Ricketts v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3182
Justia Opinion Summary: Ricketts petitioned the Third Circuit to review the BIA's denial of his motions to reopen his removal proceedings, arguing that he is actually a U.S. citizen. Finding that there were genuine issues of material fact as to…
Vladka Koch v. Vratislav Pechota, Jr.
Date: July 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2737
Xian Chen v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2392
USA v. Sulpicio Bello-Guerrero
Date: July 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3635
USA v. Luke Atwell
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1753
Mielo v. Steak N Shake Operations Inc.
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2678
Justia Opinion Summary: Disability rights advocates brought a proposed class action suit against Steak ’n Shake under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C 12101, alleging they have personally experienced difficulty ambulating in…
Jeffrey Butler v. Conrad Lamont
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3016
Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3113
Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3113
Ana O-O v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3160
Jerry Reeves v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: July 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1043
Jerry Reeves v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: July 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1043
United States v. Green
Date: July 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1576
Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania State Trooper Volk, a drug interdiction officer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, stopped Green, who had multiple prior arrests for drug and weapon offenses. Green allowed Volk to search his vehicle. Volk did…
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Services v. United States
Date: July 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2088
Justia Opinion Summary: From 1996-2011 Pennsylvania claimed the costs of a training program, the Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative, “to train long-term care facility staff in the use of alternative measures to physical and chemical…
Adorers of Blood of Christ v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commisson
Date: July 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3163
Justia Opinion Summary: Adorers, a religious order of Roman Catholic women, owns land in Columbia, Pennsylvania affected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision under the Natural Gas Act, to issue a certificate of public…
USA v. Francisco Lopez
Date: July 24, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1244
Sconiers v. United States
Date: July 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3440
Justia Opinion Summary: On January 6, 2016, in Newark, New Jersey, there was a collision between a car driven by Sconiers and a vehicle owned by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). About two weeks later, Sconiers submitted an administrative tort…
Reeves v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: July 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1043
Justia Opinion Summary: Reeves was convicted of robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, and second-degree murder relating to a 2006 armed robbery of a gas station convenience store that resulted in the clerk's death. Reeves, arrested…
Bank of New York Mellon v. Mark Mazza
Date: July 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3819
Roger Wilson v. Delta Airlines
Date: July 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1871
Roger Wilson v. Chris Eyster
Date: July 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1872
Roger Wilson v. USA
Date: July 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1874
Roger Wilson v. Mike Healey
Date: July 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1875
Roger Wilson v. USA
Date: July 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1876
Margaret Adeline Veltre v.
Date: July 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2889
Byron Walker v. USA
Date: July 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1544
Augustin v. City of Philadelphia
Date: July 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1216
Justia Opinion Summary: A Pennsylvania municipal lien is automatic; it is perfected by filing with the local court, without notice or a hearing, where it is publicly docketed. Until filed, a municipal lien may not be enforced through a judicial…
USA v. Tomas Castillo
Date: July 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1438
John Taylor v. Laurie Spraga
Date: July 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1776
Palmer v. C & D Technologies, Inc
Date: July 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2350
Justia Opinion Summary: Relator claimed (False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733) that C&D manufactured and shipped 349 defective batteries to the U.S. government for use in intercontinental ballistic missile launch controls. The matter settled…
Haggen Holdings LLC v.
Date: July 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3159
Aaron Reddick v. David Krenkel
Date: July 17, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1018
Jerome McIntyre, Jr. v. Kellinger
Date: July 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1634
USA v. Alonzo Johnson
Date: July 16, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1568
Jamahl Simmons v. State of Pennsylvania
Date: July 16, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1667
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: July 16, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2036
Abdul-Salaam v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Date: July 12, 2018
Docket Number:
14-9001
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1995, a Pennsylvania jury found Abdul-Salaam guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy. After a one-day penalty phase hearing in which Abdul-Salaam’s counsel presented three mitigation witnesses, the jury…
USA v. Willis Wheeler
Date: July 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3780
Consolidation Coal Co v. Director OWCP
Date: July 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2067
Bryan Santini v. Joseph Fuentes
Date: July 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2890
Pellegrino v. United States Transportation Security Administration
Date: July 11, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3047
Justia Opinion Summary: After a confrontational screening at Philadelphia International Airport in 2006, during which police were called, Pellegrino asserted intentional tort claims against TSA screeners. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the…
Fatai King v. US Xpress Inc
Date: July 11, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3623
USA v. Joseph Meehan
Date: July 11, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4428
Dewayne Rettig v. USA
Date: July 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3287
USA v. Susan Kevra-Shiner
Date: July 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2655
Omar Folk v. Prime Care Medical Inc
Date: July 10, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1352
Holland v. Rosen
Date: July 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3104
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, New Jersey replaced its system of pretrial release, which had long relied on monetary bail, based on a finding that the system resulted in the release of defendants who could afford to pay for their release,…
Carlos Baskerville v. Dr. Young
Date: July 9, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1710
Keyon Freeland v.
Date: July 9, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2097
Walsh v. Defenders, Inc.
Date: July 9, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2156
Justia Opinion Summary: Walsh, a New Jersey citizen, filed a putative class action in New Jersey Superior Court, alleging that class members purchased home security equipment and monitoring service from defendants and signed contracts that…
USA v. Richard Bush
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2778
Alan Ross v. Bennett Meyer
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3127
Alan Ross v. Bennett Meyer
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3127
USA v. Mayank Mishra
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3360
USA v. Frederick Burton
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3227
Michael Janeski v.
Date: July 6, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2164
Clientron Corp. v. Devon IT Inc
Date: July 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3432
Justia Opinion Summary: Devon, a Pennsylvania corporation, sells computer products; Bennett and DiRocco, a married couple, jointly own 100 percent of Devon’s shares as tenants by the entirety. In 2010, Devon obtained a contract from Dell. Devon…
Bakran v. Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security
Date: July 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3440
Justia Opinion Summary: "Immediate relatives” of U.S. Citizens can enter the United States without regard to numerical limitations on immigration. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 120 Stat. 587 (AWA) amended the statute…
USA v. Christopher Castelluzzo
Date: July 3, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1710
Wayne Land and Mineral Group LLC v. Delaware River Basin Commission
Date: July 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1800
Justia Opinion Summary: Wayne Land and Mineral Group, wanting to obtain natural gas by fracking reserves, sought a declaratory judgment that an interstate compact does not give the Delaware River Basin Commission authority to review Wayne’s…
S.E.R.L. v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2031
Justia Opinion Summary: S.E.R.L., a native of Honduras, fled to the U.S. in 2014 and unsuccessfully sought asylum and statutory withholding of removal based on membership in a proposed particular social group “immediate family members of…
Minarsky v. Susquehanna County
Date: July 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2646
Justia Opinion Summary: Minarski, the part-time secretary to Yadlosky, Director of Susquehanna County’s Department of Veterans Affairs, claims that Yadlosky made unwanted sexual advances toward her for years. The two worked separately from…
Perwaish v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3008
James Wright v. Debra Sauers
Date: July 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3152
USA v. Melvin Petersen
Date: June 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2157
Joni Westawski v. Merck & Co Inc
Date: June 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4075
USA v. Torray Eden
Date: June 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2510
Christopher Moore v. Regina Coyne
Date: June 27, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1576
Steven Addlespurger v. David Wecht
Date: June 27, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1893
Gnana Chinniah v.
Date: June 27, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2074
Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc.
Date: June 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1243
Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Yahoo in a putative class action alleging that Yahoo violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending plaintiff thousands of…
Alireza Bakhtiari v. Warden McKean FCI
Date: June 25, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1402
E. Edward Zimmermann v.
Date: June 25, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1789
USA v. Mykal Derry
Date: June 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1321
Donald Flynn v. Department of Corrections
Date: June 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1841
Alan Wolf v.
Date: June 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3098
USA v. Alex Mgbolu
Date: June 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1583
USA v. Timothy Walker
Date: June 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1637
Dante Jackson v. Israel Rodriguez
Date: June 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3111
USA v. Frank Ponder
Date: June 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3246
Nathaniel Maybin v. Dennis Slobodian
Date: June 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3316
Steven Voneida v. John Johnson
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3671
In re: John Beeghley v.
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3964
James Singer v. David Heckler
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1450
USA v. Sekou Davenport
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1689
USA v. Tellas Dockery
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1713
Carroll v. E One Inc.
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2183
Justia Opinion Summary: Firefighters alleged that they suffered hearing losses caused by the loud noise emitted by a manufacturer’s fire sirens. A perfunctory investigation conducted by the manufacturer during discovery revealed the…
Richard Hoffman v. City of Bethlehem
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2807
Shane Enslin v. Coca Cola Co
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3153
USA v. Isan Contant
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1268
Frank Nellom v. Aqua Pennsylvania Inc
Date: June 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1618
Tito Rivera v. Superintendent Houtzdale SCI
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2243
USA v. William O'Brien, III
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3814
USA v. Arcadio Santiago, III
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4240
USA v. Alan Garrett
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4320
Frank Kelly v. Gas Field Specialists Inc
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2654
Stephanie Tarapchak v. County of Lackawanna
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3565
USA v. Frederick Banks
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1165
Assem Abulkhair v. Google LLC
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1584
John Fink v.
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2244
Reginald Burgess v.
Date: June 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2325
Osorio-Martinez v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2159
Justia Opinion Summary: Mothers and children fled violence perpetrated by gangs in Honduras and El Salvador and were apprehended near the U.S. border. They were moved to a Pennsylvania detention center. Immigration officers determined that they…
Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
Date: June 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3113
Justia Opinion Summary: The district court refused to enjoin the School District from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the students’ gender identities rather than the sex they were…
USA v. Elamin Bashir
Date: June 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1168
United States v. Ramos
Date: June 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2720
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1998, Ramos threw a brick at a child, who then required medical treatment; Ramos pled guilty to aggravated assault. In 1999, Ramos was apprehended with heroin and convicted of manufacturing, delivering, or possessing…
United States v. Welshans
Date: June 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4106
Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit affirmed Welsans’s conviction for distribution and possession of child pornography (18 U.S.C. 2252). The court rejected an argument that his due process right to a fair trial was violated because the…
Ari Bailey v.
Date: June 14, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1956
Lance Yarus v. Walgreen Co
Date: June 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2955
James Biggins v.
Date: June 13, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1508
Gillispie v. Regionalcare Hospital Partners, Inc.
Date: June 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4307
Justia Opinion Summary: Gillispie, an RN, worked for the Medical Center, addressing possible medical errors. In October 2012, a pregnant patient, “E.R.,” went to the Center’s emergency room complaining of pain and vaginal bleeding. After…
Jean Coulter v. Blaze Tatananni
Date: June 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3404
Evaristo Serrano Vargas v.
Date: June 12, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2104
Abdiel Avila v.
Date: June 12, 2018
Docket Number:
18-2160
David Spade v. Select Comfort Corp
Date: June 11, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1558
Jonathon Gadra-Lord v. John Doe
Date: June 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2038
USA v. Marcus Jones
Date: June 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2599
Roger Johnson v. Emelia Caputo
Date: June 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3265
Edwin Merritt v. USICE
Date: June 11, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1139
Samuel Ross v. Clerk Court of Common Pleas
Date: June 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3719
Akeem Gumbs v.
Date: June 8, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1596
Alan Ross v. Bennett Meyer
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3127
USA v. Ernest Valentine
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2253
Mark Frazier v. City of Philadelphia
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2967
USA v. Miller
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3289
Shaun Rosiere v. USA
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3306
Marcellus Jones v. John Wetzel
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3482
Ari Bailey v. Bruce Brandler
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3645
Howard Walsh v. Christopher Popp
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3723
USA v. 47050.00 in United States Curr
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1128
Jason Kokinda v. Koch Industries Inc
Date: June 7, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1272
USA v. Carlos Wiltshire
Date: June 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2333
Craig Frazier v. Exide Technologies
Date: June 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2399
Samy Jecrois v. Mark Sojak
Date: June 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2426
Crystal DeBerry v. Tonya Younes
Date: June 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3575
Christopher Jones v. Theresa Delbalso
Date: June 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3741
Ricks v. Shover
Date: June 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2939
Justia Opinion Summary: Ricks, a former inmate at a Pennsylvania State Corrections facility, alleged that during a routine morning pat-down, Corrections Officer Keil rubbed his erect penis against Ricks’ buttocks through both men’s clothing.…
M. M. v. Paterson Board of Education
Date: June 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3802
Jason Brown v. Community Behavioral Health
Date: June 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2913
USA v. Raymond Mainor
Date: June 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3426
Raymond Crimone v. McCabe Weisberg Conway
Date: June 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3516
Tyrone Adkins v. Dallas Reynolds
Date: June 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3611
In Re: George K. Trammell, III v.
Date: June 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3839
USA v. Darnell Young
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3906
United States v. Kalb
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1333
Justia Opinion Summary: An unidentified 911 caller reported that a man had been electrocuted near Valley Forge Park and “may have been scrapping.” Officers found a deceased man next to an electrical box. At the restaurant from which the call…
Edward Schulsinger v. Joseph Perchetti
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3273
Jerome Washington v. Chris Rozich
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1027
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1116
A. P. v. USA
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1141
Terrance Brown v.
Date: May 31, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1860
United States v. Shaw
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2860
Justia Opinion Summary: Essex County Correctional Facility Officer Shaw was covering the women’s unit alone overnight. Some women, including E.S., “flashed” him with their buttocks. Shaw responded with sexual comments and spoke over an…
United States v. Foster
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Numbers:
16-3650, 16-4225
Justia Opinion Summary: A Wilmington barbershop employee watched an Accord in the parking lot for approximately 20 minutes and later testified that the passenger had a full beard and that the driver was wearing a red or pink scarf over his…
USA v. Lawrence Payton
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4225
Anna Webb v. USA
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1495
Bonilla v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2324
Justia Opinion Summary: Bonilla, a citizen of El Salvador, first attempted to enter the U.S. illegally in 2010 and was removed but returned. In 2017, Bonilla was arrested and found to be the subject of a removal order. He expressed a fear of…
Christopher Quick v. Township of Bernards
Date: May 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2808
USA v. Steven Lynch
Date: May 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1144
USA v. Dion Johnson
Date: May 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1493
Herman Gaines v. Brad Busnardo
Date: May 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2326
Mary Doherty v. Allstate Indemnity
Date: May 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1860
USA v. Darren Commander
Date: May 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2443
USA v. John Doe
Date: May 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3200
Tyler Miller v. Comcast
Date: May 25, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1518
USA v. Jose Gonzalez
Date: May 24, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4073
Liane McDonald v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: May 24, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4144
Dontae Johnson v. Keith Stith
Date: May 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3102
Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School District
Date: May 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3113
Antonio Rosello v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: May 24, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1121
USA v. Cory Foster
Date: May 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1902
Thomas Vaughan, Jr. v. Boeing Co
Date: May 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1398
Debra Alexander v. Monroe County
Date: May 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1801
USA v. James Whitted
Date: May 18, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3752
John Tedesco v. County of Monroe
Date: May 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3744
USA v. Leroy Brooks
Date: May 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1681
USA v. Keith Cunniffe
Date: May 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2124
Jerry Hurst v. Colin Shalk v.
Date: May 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3324
Willie Smith v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCI
Date: May 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3086
Krieger v. Bank of America NA
Date: May 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1275
Justia Opinion Summary: The day Krieger fell victim to a credit card scam and discovered a fraudulent $657 charge on his bill, he contacted his card issuer, Bank of America (BANA), and was told that the charge would be removed and that, pending…
American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine v. Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield
Date: May 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1663
Justia Opinion Summary: Sports Medicine performed shoulder surgery on “Joshua,” who was covered by a health insurance plan, and charged Joshua for the procedure. Because it did not participate in the insurers’ network, Sports Medicine was not…
USA v. Julius Greer
Date: May 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1996
Rotkiske v. Klemm
Date: May 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1668
Justia Opinion Summary: Rotkiske accumulated credit card debt in 2003-2005, which his bank referred to Klemm for collection. Klemm sued for payment in March 2008 and attempted service at an address where Rotkiske no longer lived but withdrew…
Kenneth Taggart v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: May 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1836
Rena C. v. Colonial School District
Date: May 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1161
Justia Opinion Summary: Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), an administrative due process complaint about a child's educational placement can result in an administrative hearing. At least 10 days before the hearing,…
Tracey Jenkins v. Dancha
Date: May 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2251
Kevin Brathwaite v. Phelps
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
15-1803
USA v. Joseph Donahue
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2390
USA v. Thurman Stanley
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2729
Patricia Beltz v. Erie Indemnity Co
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2774
Misael Cordero v. Gregory Kelley
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2812
Estate of Bernice Goldberg v. Minoityn
Date: May 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2870
USA v. Lamont LaPrade
Date: May 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2705
Armoni Johnson v. Walter Koehler
Date: May 9, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1149
MZL Capital Holdings Inc v. TD Bank NA
Date: May 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3523
USA v. Wayne James
Date: May 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2536
Ariel Barel v. Green Tree Servicing LLC
Date: May 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2817
Debora Lamb v. Township of Montgomery
Date: May 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1180
Liberty Woods International Inc. v. Motor Vessel Ocean Quartz
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4195
Justia Opinion Summary: LWI sued for cargo damage sustained during a trip to Camden, New Jersey, on the Ocean Quartz (Vessel). Liability for the damage is governed by the carrier’s bill of lading, which contains a forum selection clause…
John Fink v. J. Philip Kirchner
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1170
AE Liquidation Inc v.
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1794
Jeremy Argue v. Triton Digital Inc
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2221
Jeffrey Harty v. State of New Jersey
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3271
In re: Frederick Banks v.
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1014
Nelson Quinteros v.
Date: May 4, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1595
Indagro SA v. Veniamin Nilva
Date: May 3, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3226
Robert Kenny v. Susan Denbo
Date: May 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2342
Muriel Collins v. Alan Epstein
Date: May 3, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1184
USA v. Miguel Massa
Date: May 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3495
USA v. Matthew Williams
Date: May 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1603
Richard Rivera v. Lake Como
Date: May 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2204
S.P. v. Pennsylvania Department of Edu
Date: May 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2461
Bayview Loan Servicing LLC v. Reza Farzan
Date: May 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3439
USA v. Juanita Berry
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3209
Mark Girardot v. Chemours Co
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1894
USA v. Abdoulaye Diallo
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2128
USA v. Ruben Pena-Ortiz
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2398
USA v. Rickie Horvath
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2730
USA v. Arnaldo Echevarria
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3382
Robert Milnes v. USA
Date: April 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3832
Vivian Kennedy v. Help At Home LLC
Date: April 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2281
Patricia Rodgers v. Moran Foods LLC
Date: April 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1638
USA v. Jeffrey Miller
Date: April 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2882
Suminda Jayasundera v. Macys Inc
Date: April 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2914
Hans Scheing v. Officer Casey Fountain
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1007
Steven Lazar v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1491
USA v. Avery Sollenberger
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2537
Mary Bush v. Kimberly Goodall
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3568
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President United States
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3679
Justia Opinion Summary: Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic congregation serving the elderly poor of all backgrounds, operates homes for the elderly, all of which adhere to the same religious beliefs. A religious nonprofit corporation…
Larry Dusenbery v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: April 24, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1148
Marvin Mathis v. Attorney General New Jersey
Date: April 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2083
United States v. James
Date: April 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2536
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2015, former Virgin Islands Senator James was charged with wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1343, and federal programs embezzlement, 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(A), stemming from his use of legislative funds to ostensibly obtain…
Kalu Kalu v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2733
William Turner v. John Wetzel
Date: April 23, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1158
GBForefront LP v. Forefront Management Group LLC
Date: April 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3905
Justia Opinion Summary: GBForefront, a limited partnership, sued FMG, an LLC, alleging diversity jurisdiction (28 U.S.C. 1332) because GBForefront’s general partner was an LLC whose sole member was a “resident” of Pennsylvania; none of FMG’s…
Brad Toby v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2488
USA v. Leonard Hudgins
Date: April 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2728
J. C. v.
Date: April 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1142
Jong Shin v.
Date: April 19, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1572
In the Matter of the applicati v.
Date: April 17, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1282
Kim Yazujian v. Petsmart
Date: April 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2512
USA v. William Bucci
Date: April 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1956
Andre Collier v. Jimmy Edger
Date: April 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3213
Marie L. Chavannes v.
Date: April 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1676
Mark Jackson v. US General Services Admin
Date: April 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2847
Jean Coulter v. Cathy Bissoon
Date: April 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2950
John Mazuka v. Amazon.com
Date: April 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2829
Joseph Pilchesky v. Maggie Barone
Date: April 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2916
Samson Resources Corporations v.
Date: April 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3218
Bernard Canete v. Barnabas Health System
Date: April 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1034
Andrew Kortyna v. Lafayette College
Date: April 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1961
John Reardon v. Zonies
Date: April 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3551
Christian Womack v.
Date: April 11, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1493
Juan B. Rodriguez v.
Date: April 11, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1507
USA v. Glenvert Green
Date: April 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2175
United States v. Grant
Date: April 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3820
Justia Opinion Summary: Grant was 16 years old when he committed crimes that led to his incarceration. He was convicted in 1992 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and for drug trafficking. The court determined that…
Moreno v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1974
Justia Opinion Summary: Moreno, a 49-year-old citizen of Argentina, was admitted to the U.S. under a grant of humanitarian parole in 1980. In 2015, Moreno pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography under Pennsylvania’s…
In Re: Joseph Farmer v.
Date: April 9, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1130
Kallen Dorsett, Jr. v.
Date: April 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3380
Helen Ford v. County of Hudson
Date: April 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1805
United States v. City of Pittsburgh
Date: April 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1987
Cedric Walker v. R. Fisher
Date: April 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2922
USA v. Rodney Howard
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2583
Jaime Gonzalez v. Owens Corning
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2653
Mikael Safarian v. American DG Energy Inc
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1641
Mikael Safarian v. American DG Energy Inc
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1754
Chris Juday v. Merck & Co Inc
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2081
Chris Jaye v. John Hoffman
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2231
Eric Redman v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 4, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1194
Ronald Schiavone v. Dragados S A
Date: April 3, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2219
USA v. Assane Faye
Date: April 3, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4247
USA v. Willie Davis
Date: April 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2409
Ronald West v. USA
Date: April 3, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3587
USA v. Santos Centeno
Date: April 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1426
USA v. Wade Knight
Date: April 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3305
Peter Cresci v. BCB Community Bank
Date: March 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4394
USA v. Raheem Carney
Date: March 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2009
Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd. v. Citgo Asphalt Refining Co.
Date: March 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3470
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, after traveling from Venezuela to Paulsboro, New Jersey, Frescati’s single-hulled oil tanker, Athos, came within 900 feet of its intended berth and struck an abandoned anchor in the Delaware River, causing…
USA v. Timothy Foster
Date: March 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4218
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4230
Carole Mallory v. Simon & Schuster Inc
Date: March 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2239
USA v. Aaron Oliver
Date: March 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2747
United States v. City of Pittsburgh
Date: March 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1987
Jay Lubetkin v. Quincy Wong
Date: March 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2935
Allied Nevada Gold Corp v.
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3745
Philadelphia Taxi Association, Inc. v. Uber Technologies Inc
Date: March 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1871
Justia Opinion Summary: Philadelphia taxicabs were required to have a medallion and a certificate of public convenience, which required that vehicles be insured and in proper condition, and mandated that drivers be paid the prevailing minimum…
Bennett v. Superintendent Graterford SCI
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1908
Justia Opinion Summary: .In 1990, 19-year-old Bennett was sitting in the passenger seat of a getaway car when his conspirator entered a jewelry store to commit a robbery, shooting the clerk and killing her. Bennett was convicted of first-degree…
Spireas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1084
Justia Opinion Summary: Spireas earned $40 million in technology license royalties in 2007-2008s. Royalties paid under a license agreement are usually taxed as ordinary income at 35 percent but Spireas claimed capital gains treatment (15…
USA v. Paul Rodriguez
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1430
USA v. Antoine Davis
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2483
Michael Rivera v. R. McCoy
Date: March 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3202
Todd Tarselli v. Superintendent Greene SCI
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3521
USA v. Dorian Whitehead
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1250
Kimberly Shibles v. Bank of America NA
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2386
Georgette M. Moisuc v.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2584
Jocelyn Rouse v. City of Pittsburgh
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2587
USA v. Rasheed Wise
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2598
Sarah Freeman v. Steven Harris
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3126
Michael Pendelton v.
Date: March 23, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1556
USA v. Shalef Bell
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2080
Joseph Jugan v. Economy Premier Assurance Co
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2410
William Harris v. J. Poska
Date: March 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2530
USA v. Isidro Aguilar-Mendoza
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2799
Nathaniel Swint v.
Date: March 21, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1262
Haberle v. Troxell
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2074
Justia Opinion Summary: Nixon suffered from mental health problems. He sometimes lived with his long-time partner, Haberle, and their children. On May 20, 2013, he had “a serious mental health episode,” told Haberle that he was suicidal, broke…
Lewin v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1846
Justia Opinion Summary: Lewin, a citizen of Jamaica, was admitted to the U.S. in 1987 as a legal permanent resident. In 2000, Lewin was convicted of receiving stolen property in the third degree, N.J. Stat. 2C:20-7(a), and was sentenced to five…
Jessica Olson v. Atem Ako
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1882
Pascal Dougboh v. Cisco Systems Inc
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2130
USA v. Ryan Stevens
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2418
Robert Jacobsen v. Citi Mortgage Inc
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3267
Diane Gochin v.
Date: March 20, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1376
Gonzalez v. Owens Corning
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-2653
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs sued on behalf of a proposed nationwide class of individuals who “owned, own, or acquired” structures on which Owens Corning's "Oakridge" fiberglass asphalt roofing shingles roofing shingles are or have been…
Harold Koller v. Abington Memorial Hospital
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2094
Chris Jaye v. John Hoffman
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2231
Elizabeth Williams v. Elizabeth Connolly
Date: March 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3569
Paladino v. Newsome
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
15-2058
Justia Opinion Summary: Paladino, a New Jersey State Prison inmate, filed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights action against prison employees alleging a number of constitutional claims. The district court granted summary judgment on many of his…
USA v. David Evdokimow
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3876
City Select Auto Sales Inc. v. David Randall Associates Inc.
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3000
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, Randall hired Business to Business Solutions to fax unsolicited advertisements for his roofing company to thousands of fax numbers. The first transmissions were sent on March 29 after Randall’s office manager,…
USA v. Tenisha Cortes
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2170
Stephen Mitchell v.
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2941
Mark Frazier v. City of Philadelphia
Date: March 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3602
USA v. Kenneth Douglas
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number:
15-1754
United States v. Douglas
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number:
15-1754
Justia Opinion Summary: Douglas was charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. While on bail, Douglas booked a flight to Jamaica. Douglas failed to appear…
John Doe v.
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2216
Daniel King v. Charles Burr, II
Date: March 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3045
1621 Route 22 West Operating C v. NLRB
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
12-1031
Alonzo Price v. Charles Warren
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
15-2807
USA v. Alexander Rodriguez
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3225
USA v. Shawn Hilliard
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1340
Rodney Mcintosh v. USA
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3450
Charles Smith v.
Date: March 14, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1236
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC v. Scout Petroleum
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2037
Debra Steele v. Pelmor Laboratories Inc
Date: March 13, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2093
USA v. Mikhail Aminov
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1703
USA v. Tenisha Cortes
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2170
Frederick Banks v.
Date: March 12, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1129
James Chambers, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3162
USA v. Santana Wygant
Date: March 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3405
Roy DePack, Jr. v. John Esmorado
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3297
USA v. Dumar Combs
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4201
United States v. Huynh
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2417
Justia Opinion Summary: Huynh paid an employee of a California car dealership to give him customer identification and credit reporting information, which he used, with photographs of his co-conspirators, to obtain counterfeit driver’s licenses…
USA v. Christopher Rad
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3485
USA v. Walter Brown, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
15-1531
USA v. Miye Chon
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4193
USA v. Joseph Torrence
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3703
Anthony Fox v. Bayside State Prison
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1707
Dexter Pickett v. Warden McKean FCI
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2472
Michael West v.
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3002
Shuker v. Smith & Nephew PLC
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3785
Justia Opinion Summary: Shuker underwent a hip replacement surgery that resulted in unexpected complications and brought tort claims against Smith & Nephew, the manufacturer of his hip replacement system. The Medical Device Amendments of 1976,…
Maurice Harper v. B. Tritt
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3377
Holly Smith v. DCP&P
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4276
USA v. Imadeldin Khair
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1297
USA v. Leroy McKenzie
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1503
Mondragon-Gonzalez v. Attorney General of the United States
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1710
Justia Opinion Summary: Mondragon-Gonzalez was admitted to the U.S. in 2008 on an immigrant visa. In 2015, he pled guilty under Pennsylvania law, which provides: A person commits an offense if he is intentionally in contact with a minor" for…
Vernon Brown v.
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1015
David Kilkeary v. USA
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
15-3977
Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & v. John West, III
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-1376
Marc Homer v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3686
USA v. Juan Flores-Juarez
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2070
MacDonald v. Cashcall Inc.
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2161
Justia Opinion Summary: After paying a total of $15,493.00 on his $5,000 loan, MacDonald filed a putative class action concerning the loan agreement. He cited RICO and New Jersey state usury and consumer laws, arguing that the agreement is…
Kelly Vay v. Robert Huston
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1530
USA v. Daniel Lampley
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4390
Orlando Smith v. Comhar Inc
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1797
Jorge Aguilera v. Zachary Davis
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3140
United States v. Werdene
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3588
Justia Opinion Summary: Investigating Playpen, a global dark-web child pornography forum with more than 150,000 users, the FBI relied on a single search warrant, issued in the Eastern District of Virginia, to search the computers of thousands…
Maureen Horan v. Dilbet Inc
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2243
Gordon Smith v. David Angelo
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2389
Debbie Hughey v. SEPTA
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2582
Dennis Obado v. United States Federal Governme
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2926
Monserrate Zapata v. PECO
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3441
John Krauter v. Siemens Corp
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1662
Corey Lane v. State of New Jersey
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2109
Daniel Heleva v.
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-3491
USA v. Bola Peters
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-1914
USA v. Lucas Sumler
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2004
James Edwards v. Department of Human Services
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2662
Ryan Regec v.
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
18-1186
Robert Robinson v. Superintendent Somerset SCI
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
15-1147
United States v. Metro
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-3813
Justia Opinion Summary: Metro, a managing clerk at a New York City law firm, engaged in a five-year scheme in which he disclosed material nonpublic information concerning corporate transactions to his friend Tamayo. Tamayo told his stockbroker,…
USA v. Tony Gay
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-4385
USA v. Michael Derentz
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-2062
