2017 Third Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 1253

USA v. Racquel Sanchez
Date: August 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3834
69 North Franklin Turnp v.
Date: August 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1383
Kimberly Wells v. Retinovitreous Associates Ltd
Date: August 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2962
Thom Parson v. Vanguard Group Inc
Date: August 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3410
Keith Brunson v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: July 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1245
United States v. Wrensford  
Date: July 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1373

Justia Opinion Summary: Wrensford and Muller had an altercation with a man at a car wash. Hours later, the man returned with Hendricks. A truck passed the car wash, turned around, and chased Hendricks. The passenger (Wrensford) fired several…

Dominic Oguejiofo v. Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ L
Date: July 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3872
John Armano, Jr. v. Michele Martin
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1322
USA v. Jerome Edwards
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3203
Don Ickes v. Craig Grassmyer
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3605
Sandeep Nayak v. Anne Zerbe
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4446
Gideon Gekara v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1315
Justin Credico v.
Date: July 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1955
Robert Otto v. R. Williams
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3072
United States v. Azcona-Polanco  
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3478

Justia Opinion Summary: Azcona-Polanco, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident in 1972. In 1994, he was ordered removed based upon a conviction for heroin distribution but never left the…

Arthur Stone v. Secretary United States Depart
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3642
Linda Lackey v. Heart of Lancaster Regional Me
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3986
Eugene Bile v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4177
Jacquelyn N'Jai v. EPA
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4431
Darryl Buck v. Warden Allenwood LSCI
Date: July 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1863
Guy Sileo, Jr. v. Superintendent Somerset SCI
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3891
USA v. Benjamin Easley
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2731
USA v. Malachi Glass
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2906
Ahsaki Gordon v. Allstate Property & Casualty
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3671
Drew Smith v. Township of Stafford
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3966
Michael Guadalupe v. Township of Stafford
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4231
USA v. Albert Castro
Date: July 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4233
Trzaska v. LOreal USA Inc.  
Date: July 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3810

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Trzaska became the head of L’Oréal ’s regional patent team. Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) bar attorneys from filing frivolous or bad-faith patent applications. L’Oréal established quotas for patent…

Coleen Remp v. Alcon Laboratories Inc
Date: July 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2208
Walter Brown v. Warden Pike County Correctiona
Date: July 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3685
USA v. Barry Powell
Date: July 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3940
USA v. Joseph Maurizio, Jr.
Date: July 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1574
Julie Heeter v. Honeywell International Inc
Date: July 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3229
USA v. Issa Battle
Date: July 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3783
David Scates v. Warden Loretto FCI
Date: July 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1812
USA v. Marijan Cvjeticanin
Date: July 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1422
Ricky Kamden-Ouaffo v. Naturasource International LLC
Date: July 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2304
USA v. Erik Vanderbeck
Date: July 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3600
Lesbia Nunez-Baquedano v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3684
George Johnson, Jr. v. Jonathan Rardin
Date: July 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4279
Malik Khalid v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4204
Roderick Black v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: July 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1356
USA v. Frederick Banks
Date: July 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1723
In re: SemCrude LP  
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3094

Justia Opinion Summary: SemGroup purchased oil from producers and resold it to downstream purchasers. It also traded financial options contracts for the right to buy or sell oil at a fixed price on a future date. At the end of the fiscal year…

Sem Crude LP v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3095
Sem Crude LP v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3096
Sem Crude LP v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3097
Sem Crude LP v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3121
Sem Crude LP v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3123
In re: SemCrude, L.P. v.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3124
USA v. Michael Dura
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3890
C. G. v. Winslow Township Board of Educ
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3929
USA v. Binyamin Stimler
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4053
Aetna Life Insurance Co v. Huntingdon Valley Surgery Cent
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1468
USA v. Henry Alvin, Jr.
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3314
Patricia Yots v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: July 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3561
Pedro Vazquez v. USA
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2935
George Vickers, Jr. v. Superintendent Graterford SCI
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4012
USA v. Blair Thomas, Jr.
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1360
Rasheed Waters v. Cheltenham Township Police Dep
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2570
USA v. Eugene Stallings, Jr.
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3198
Kathryn Van Orden v. Borough of Woodstown
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4295
Friday James v. Warden York County Prison
Date: July 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4352
USA v. Binyamin Stimler
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4053
USA v. Binyamin Stimler
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4053
Terrance Fowler v. Superintendent Smithfield SCI
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1062
USA v. Carlos Cruz
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2670
Parks LLC v. Tyson Foods Inc  
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2768

Justia Opinion Summary: Parks was founded in the 1950s and was the first African-American-owned company to be publicly traded on the NYSE. Parks engaged in radio and television advertising, using a well-known slogan, “More Parks Sausages, Mom,…

Davaun Barnett v. Penn Hills School District
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2828
Seneca Resources Corp v. Township of Highland  
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3592

Justia Opinion Summary: Seneca, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company, sought to convert a natural gas well in Highland Township into a Class II underground injection control well in which to store waste from fracking.…

Brian Parnell v. Secretary Pennsylvania Dept
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1443
Carlton Allen v. Warden McKean FCI
Date: July 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1540
Petron Scientech Inc v. Ronald Zapletal
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1091
USA v. Daniel Pacheco-Morales
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2401
Castleberry v. STI Group  
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3131

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, two African-American men, were hired by STI, a staffing agency, as general laborers, for Chesapeake oil and natural gas company. Shortly thereafter, the only other African-American male on the crew was fired.…

Alexandra Jewsevskyj v. Financial Recovery Services In
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4086
USA v. Frederick Banks
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1756
Dave Williams v. B. Jin
Date: July 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1759
Kaplan v. Saint Peter's Healthcare System  
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1172

Justia Opinion Summary: St. Peter’s, a non-profit healthcare entity, runs a hospital. It is not a church, but has ties to a New Jersey Roman Catholic Diocese. The Bishop appoints most members of its Board of Governors and retains veto authority…

USA v. Robert Spence
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2593
Council Tree Investors, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission  
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3754

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1993, Congress amended the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 151–622, to allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to grant electromagnetic spectrum licenses through a system of competitive bidding. The Act…

Richard Fields v. City of Philadelphia
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1650
Joseph Smith v. Susquehanna University
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3343
William Rohland v.
Date: July 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2288
USA v. Desmond Janqdhari
Date: July 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3080
Timothy McHale v. Taylored Services LLC
Date: July 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3196
Cynthia Yoder v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: July 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3885
Scott Ferris v. Milton S. Hershey Medical Cent
Date: July 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3914
USA v. Christopher Lee
Date: July 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3941
Washington University v. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foun
Date: July 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1419
Cevdet Aksut Ve Ogullari Koll. v. Huseyin Cavusoglu
Date: July 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1687
Helena Faherty v. Secretary United States Depart
Date: July 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4126
Donald Parkell v. Christopher Senato
Date: July 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1101
Ronnie Vaughn v.
Date: July 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1536
Hamilton v. Bromley  
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3111

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014, father had partial custody of S.H.; S.H. accused mother of abuse and fled from her home to father. Father sought a temporary order of full custody. A Pennsylvania judge granted mother emergency custody. S.H. was…

In re: World Imports Ltd  
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1357

Justia Opinion Summary: The creditors shipped goods via common carrier from China to World Imports in the U.S. “free on board” at the port of origin. One shipment left Shanghai on May 26, 2013; World took physical possession of the goods in the…

Susinno v. Work Out World Inc  
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3277

Justia Opinion Summary: Susinno alleged that on July 28, 2015, she received an unsolicited call on her cell phone from a fitness company called Work Out World (WOW). Susinno did not answer the call, so WOW left a prerecorded promotional offer…

Mel Marin v. Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1020
Joshua Payne v. K. Ducan
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1442
Lei Ke v.
Date: July 10, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2154
United States v. Stimler  
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4053

Justia Opinion Summary: In the Orthodox Jewish tradition, a woman cannot obtain a religious divorce until her husband gives her a “get” contract. A woman who leaves her husband without obtaining a get becomes an “agunah,” subject to severe…

Jeffrey Rutledge v. International Longshoremens As
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1306
Fields v. City of Philadelphia  
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1650

Justia Opinion Summary: Geraci, part of a police watchdog group, attended an anti-fracking protest at the Philadelphia Convention Center, carrying her camera and a pink bandana that identified her as a legal observer. When the police acted to…

Shawn Bulifant v. Delaware River & Bay Authority
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3899
John E. Reardon v.
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2145
Kirk Simmons v.
Date: July 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2147
Audrey McDaniels v. Warden Cambridge Springs SCI
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3485
United States v. Jackson  
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1200

Justia Opinion Summary: After their three-year-old adopted son died, U.S. Army Major John Jackson and his wife, Carolyn, were convicted of conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child and endangering the welfare of a child. The New Jersey law…

Taha v. County of Bucks  
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3077

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants created a publicly searchable “Inmate Lookup Tool” into which they uploaded information about thousands of people who had been held or incarcerated at the Bucks County Correctional Facility since 1938. Taha…

Knick v. Township of Scott  
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3587

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Scott Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania enacted an ordinance that authorizes officials to enter upon any property within the Township to determine the existence and location of any cemetery. The…

Bridgett Cross v. Postmaster General of the Unit
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3743
Joseph Serfess v. Equifax Credit Information Ser
Date: July 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4249
Belice Carmil v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3895
Rosa Munchak v. Becky Ruckno
Date: July 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1247
Daubert v. NRA Group LLC  
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3613

Justia Opinion Summary: Wilkes-Barre Hospital’s radiology department x-rayed Daubert. His bill was $46. Radiology Associates forwarded his medical report and cell phone number to its billing company, MBMS. Daubert’s health-insurer contributed…

John Daubert v. NRA Group LLC
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3629
Blanyar v. Genova Products Inc  
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1684

Justia Opinion Summary: Genova manufactures vinyl pipes and rain gutters. It operated a plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Former employees of that plant filed a putative class action, seeking medical monitoring for their alleged exposure to…

United States v. Johnson  
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3268

Justia Opinion Summary: Johnson was convicted in Florida, for lying on a passport application, then convicted in the Virgin Islands, for wire fraud. In both instances, Johnson received a custodial sentence followed by supervised release, the…

Hertmut Graewe v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1171
Duquesne Light Holdings Inc v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number: 14-1743

Justia Opinion Summary: The Duquesne entities filed tax returns as a consolidated taxpayer, which requires a mixed approach: calculating some aspects of the group’s taxes as though the entities were a single taxpayer and calculating others as…

De Ritis v. McGarrigle  
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1433

Justia Opinion Summary: De Ritis became an Assistant Public Defender for Delaware County in 2005. After being promoted to the “trial team,” De Ritis was told, in 2012, that he would be transferred back to the juvenile court unit. De Ritis…

Halley v. Honeywell International Inc  
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2712

Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit affirmed the approval of a settlement of an FRCP 23(b)(3) class action arising out of hexavalent chromium contamination in Jersey City, New Jersey. The class action was brought on behalf of property…

Ronald Rowell v. Jeffrey Stecker
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3153
Kenneth Lewis v.
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1694
Lambert v. Warden Greene SCI  
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1209

Justia Opinion Summary: Lambert was charged as a co-conspirator with and accomplice to Tillman’s 1997 acts of murder (Tilman’s former girlfriend’s mother), aggravated assault (Tilman’s former girlfriend), and burglary. Their trial was joint.…

Cynthia Yoder v. MacMain Law Group LLC
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4180
Akeem Gumbs v. Louis Penn, Jr.
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1849
Kevin Dickens v. Deputy Warden Klein
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2018
Lorraine Smith v. Sidney Katz
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1086
Corey Bracey v. County of Huntingdon
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3127
Darlena Clarkson v. SEPTA
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2466
Allen v. DeBello  
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2644

Justia Opinion Summary: The fathers of minor children in New Jersey challenged the state law governing child custody proceedings between New Jersey parents. In a suit against state court judges, under 42 U.S.C. 1983, they argued that the “best…

R. S. v. Butler County
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3194
Hassen v. Government of the Virgin Islands  
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2209

Justia Opinion Summary: The Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sent the Hassens a final notice of intent to levy their property to satisfy an outstanding tax debt of $5,778.32 for the 2004 tax year and subsequently issued a levy…

USA v. Ronald Goode
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3719
Colleen Reilly v. City of Harrisburg
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3722
Al Shamoon Thompson v. Administrator New Jersey Stat
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3460
Ludji Desroches v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4206
USA v. Jace Clendinen
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2450
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2737
Dawud Harris v. PHEAA
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2963
Augustino Smith v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3645
Shao Chen v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3712
Brian Timm v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3950
Michael Bullock v.
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-2195
USA v. Advantage Medical Transport In
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3853
Paul Felker v. USW LOCAL 10-901 USW LOCAL 10-
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3064
Frank Forba v. Thomas Jefferson University Ho
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1840
Christine Bernat v. New Jersey Department of Corre
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2536
USA v. Shamar Banks
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3800
Syed Afir Jaffery M.D. v. Atlantic County Prosecutors Of
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2115
Milka Anderson v. Boeing Co
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3574
Feng Li v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3626
Curry Robinson v. Superintendent Houtzdale SCI
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3893
Michael Killion v. John Coffey
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3909
Lori Parker v. County of Bergen
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4132
Thomas Barndt v. Michael Wenerowicz
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4402
Jacob Adams, Jr. v. USA
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1708
USA v. Chaka Fattah, Jr.
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1265
Roberts Technology Group Inc v. Curwood Inc
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3079
Delmy Cordon-Ipina v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3231
In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena v.
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3479
Ibrahim Momin v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4176
William Grove, Sr. v. Johnson Controls Inc
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2178
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3137
USA v. China Scott
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3325
Stephen Schleig v. Borough of Nazareth
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3499
Helen Mining Co v. Elliott  
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1058

Justia Opinion Summary: Elliott worked in a coal mine until 1993 and developed a chronic cough. Three after his retirement, he developed more acute breathing problems. Elliott sought Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901–45, benefits in 2012.…

Jane Adkins v. John Sogliuzzo
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2578
Paul Woosley v. US District Court Connecticut
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3584
Keith Anthony v. Richard Seltzer
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3847
Keith Anthony v. Richard Seltzer
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3859
George Johnson, Jr. v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4306
Monica Birch-Min v.
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1827
Larry Charles v.
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1966
Norman v. Elkin  
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1924

Justia Opinion Summary: Norman and Elkin were the only shareholders of USM, a company that acquired and sold rights to radio frequencies. Norman held a minority interest and sought legal relief after he discovered that Elkin had transferred to…

Michelle Barnard v. County of Lackawanna
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3328
Joshua Silfee v. Automatic Data Processing Inc
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3725
Marissa Mark v. Brian Patton
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3774
Richard Angino v. Cincinnati Insurance Co
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4063
William White v.
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1722
Jason Sheppard v.
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1845
Serrano-Alberto v. Attorney General United States  
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3146

Justia Opinion Summary: Members of the notorious Salvadoran gang, MS13, shot Serrano-Alberto's brother, leaving him paralyzed; extorted Serrano-Alberto , an acclaimed professional soccer player; and, when he ceased to pay, shot Serrano-Alberto,…

USA v. Miguel Esperanza-Vasquez
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3622
USA v. Miguel Amaris-Caviedes
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1105
Denine Hood v. Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3313
Ervin Wyman v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3728
USA v. Tye Davis
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4054
Rodriquez v. 32nd Legislature of the Virgin Islands  
Date: June 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1518

Justia Opinion Summary: Rodriquez was elected to serve in the Virgin Islands Legislature. After his election, plaintiffs sued, challenging Rodriquez’s qualifications. Plaintiffs had learned that Rodriguez had filed a bankruptcy petition in…

Raymond Ross v.
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2222
Raymond Ross v.
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2222
Harjit Singh v. Warden Pike County Correctiona
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1017
Mohammad Israil v. Attorney General United State
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1431
Grace Laphan v. William Haines
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2117
Jamar Wilson v. Byanahak Jin
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1593
Amy Patrick v. Reliance Standard Life Insuran
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3980
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1184
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1184
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1363
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1363
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1569
Kerry Marshall v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1928
In re: Ross  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2222

Justia Opinion Summary: Raymond and Sandra have lived in their Ambler, Pennsylvania home since 1993. They took on a mortgage from AmeriChoice. They fell behind on their payments. In 2012, AmeriChoice filed a foreclosure action; AmeriChoice…

Vickers v. Superintendent Graterford SCI  
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4012

Justia Opinion Summary: Vickers punched his victim once but the victim suffered a fractured skull, brain hemorrhaging, and was in a coma for four days. Pennsylvania law provides that for a criminal case to be tried without a jury, “[t]he judge…

USA v. Ralph Miller
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1145
USA v. Wesly Dieudonne
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1853
USA v. Renauld Medard
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1884
In Re: Revstone Industries v.
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2167
Estate of Juan Bonilla Jr v. City of York
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3066
Cayla Kubiak v. Canon McMillan School
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3273
Diego Rodriguez v. USA
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3913
Angela Fiorentino v. Bricklayers & Allied Craftwork
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4003
Michael Jones v. EDUC
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1526
Mickey Castillo v. Matthew Kelly
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3986
Ronald Gillette v. Diane Prosper
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1662
Alan Greenberg v. Chester Downs and Marina LLC
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1785
Shinic Davis v. Quaker Valley School District
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1839
USA v. Thaddeus Vaskas
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1963
USA v. Anthony Ellis
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1987
Jessica Baptiste v. Lee Rohn
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2005
Robert Benhenni v. Bayesian Efficient Strategic
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3949
Jaime Pinillos Prieto v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3962
Jose Ugarte v. Attorney General United States
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4255
Donna Hill v.
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1481
USA v. Kenneth Douglas
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1754
United States v. Fattah  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1265

Justia Opinion Summary: Officers executed sealed search warrants at the home and office of Fattah. More than two years later, a grand jury indicted Fattah on 23 counts relating to bank fraud and tax evasion. Before the indictment, the press…

Gillette v. Prosper  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1662

Justia Opinion Summary: Gillette, an inmate at Golden Grove Correctional Facility on St. Croix, filed suit alleging various constitutional and statutory claims relating to his medical care and failure to protect. Gillette moved the district…

In Re: Zoloft t (Sertraline Hydrochloride) Products Liability Litigation  
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2247

Justia Opinion Summary: In multi-district litigation involving 315 product liability claims, plaintiffs alleged that Pfizer’s drug, Zoloft, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), caused cardiac birth defects. The Plaintiffs’ Steering…

USA v. Jonathan Cobb
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2684
Sharon Rodrigues v. Unifund CCR, LLC
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3307
Shaun Rosiere v.
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1092
In re: Klaas  
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3341

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtors filed a voluntary Chapter 13 petition. The Bankruptcy Court confirmed a plan that required payments of $2,485 each month for 60 months. Later, because of an increase in mortgage payments, the plan was amended to…

Delon Lancaster v. Attorney General United State
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1047
Fres-Co System USA Inc v. Kevin Hawkins
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3591
Denise Otto v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3385
Jerra Bowden v. DB Schenker
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3468
Steelworkers Pension Trust v. Renco Group Inc
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3751
In re: Ernest David Keys v.
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1293
Karina Robredo v. Metro Honda
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3317
USA v. Clifford Wares
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3090
Checker Cab Philadelphia Inc v. Uber Technologies Inc
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3301
Reilly v. City of Harrisburg  
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3722

Justia Opinion Summary: A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ordinance prohibits persons to “knowingly congregate, patrol, picket or demonstrate in a zone extending 20 feet from any portion of an entrance to, exit from, or driveway of a health care…

Richard Coppolino v. Commissioner Pennsylvania
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3877
Joseph Aruanno v. Caldwell
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4019
Joseph Nagy v. Social Security Administration
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1264
Oliver v. Roquet  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4824

Justia Opinion Summary: Roquet, is a psychologist at the Avenel Special Treatment Unit (STU), where Oliver, a sexually violent predator, has been civilly committed for treatment. At least annually, the Treatment Progress Review Committee (TPRC)…

Fahie v. People of the Virgin Islands  
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2721

Justia Opinion Summary: Francis was identified by an eyewitness as the triggerman in a 2011 fatal shooting on St. Thomas. Francis admitted that he was present during the shooting and claimed Fahie wielded the weapon. Both Fahie and Francis were…

USA v. Jason Erickson
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1758
Kevin Williams v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2656
USA v. Mark Sleboda
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2885
David Ruffin v. Superintendent Retreat SCI
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1475
Eliston George v. Director Virgin Islands Bureau
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1629
Amarin Corporation PLC v.
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2640
Timothy McCargo v. Camden County Jail
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1387
Scott Robinson v. Consumer Financial Protection
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1458
Mikele Boyle v. Penn Dental Medicine
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3621
Kenneth Brice v. Kim Bauer
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3858
Syntax Brillian Corp v.
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4343
Petras v. Simparel, Inc.  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4020

Justia Opinion Summary: Third Circuit rejects "reverse" False Claims Act suit involving Small Business Administration. The SBA, a federal agency, provided $90 million to L Capital, a venture capital group, through the purchase of securities. L…

Jones v. SCO Silver Care Operations LLC  
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1101

Justia Opinion Summary: Fair Labor Standards Act claims, not dependent on interpretation of collective bargaining agreement, need not be arbitrated, where arbitration clause does not include a clear waiver. Certified nursing assistants, sued…

Nicole Moll v. Pruco Life Insurance Co
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1614
Abolasade Afolabi v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4291
Richard Glunk v. R. Noone
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1063
Joseph Aulisio v.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1097
Anthony Harper v. City Hall
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1163
USA v. Jorge Aldea
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1550
Karen Tucker v. HP Inc
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2898
USA v. Clifford Wares
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3090
Wisniewski v. Fisher  
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4194

Justia Opinion Summary: Court erred in dismissing civil rights claims as time-barred without considering whether inmate exhausted administrative remedies and whether limitations period should be tolled. Wisniewski, a Pennsylvania inmate, filed…

USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1184
USA v. Gregory Podlucky
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1363
Christian Womack v.
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1853
Stephen Bowen v. Reginald Roberson
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4576
Marshall Williams v. Unknown Federal Agents
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3464
USA v. Andrew Cox
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1189
Vito Pelino v. Kathryn Hens-Greco
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1269
Robert Crenshaw v. Orlando Harper
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1287
Jason Brown v.
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1418
Hubert Jackson v.
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1565
Hawk Mountain LLC v. RAM Capital Group LLC
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3627
Bey v. Superintendent Greene SCI  
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2863

Justia Opinion Summary: Counsel was ineffective in failing to object to jury instruction concerning eyewitness testimony, using the words “may not” rather than “need not.” Bey was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and possessing an…

Jevic Holding Corp. v.
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 14-1465
Florencio Vazquez v. City of Allentown
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2950
Joseph Paterno v. Penn State University
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1720
USA v. Michael Durante
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2871
John Hargrave v. Charles Ramsey
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3062
Rubel v. Commissioner Internal Revenue  
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3526

Justia Opinion Summary: Deadline for petition to Tax Court is jurisdictional and cannot be waived for equitable reasons. When spouses file a joint tax return, each is jointly and severally liable for the tax due, 26 U.S.C. 6013(d); the IRS may…

Ronald Bass, Sr. v. State of New Jersey
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4335
John McCarthy v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1489
Paul Rockwood, Jr. v.
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1691
United States v. Cardaci  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4237

Justia Opinion Summary: District court has authority to consider whether tax debtor’s property should be subject to a forced sale. Cardaci owned Holly Construction. In 2000-2001, the business floundered; Cardaci used $49,600 in taxes withheld…

Flores v. Attorney General United States  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1979

Justia Opinion Summary: Conviction for failing to report murder does not preclude eligibility for withholding of removal. Flores, a Guatemalan native, entered the U.S. illegally. In 2007, she began and ended a relationship Sibrian. Flores…

Giacchi v. United States  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3761

Justia Opinion Summary: IRS Form 1040, filed after the IRS made an assessment of the taxpayer’s liability, did not constitute “returns” for purposes of determining the dischargeability in bankruptcy of tax debts under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(1)(B).…

USA v. Salahudin Shaheed
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1293
USA v. Andre Evans
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2395
Jesse Averhart v. Communications Workers of Amer
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3136
Sean Souels v.
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4423
Eliston George v.
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1129
Steele v. Cicchi  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3127

Justia Opinion Summary: Pretrial detainee’s due process rights were not violated by placement in administrative segregation and restriction of phone privileges pending investigation of misconduct. While Steele was a pretrial detainee at New…

Gustavo Xavier v. Superintendent Albion SCI
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1289
Marc Stephens v. City of Englewood
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1868
Cazun v. Attorney General, United States  
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3374

Justia Opinion Summary: Aliens subject to reinstated removal orders are ineligible to apply for asylum. Cazun was detained at the border and expressed fear of returning to Guatemala. An asylum officer made a negative credible fear…

USA v. Andre Evans
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2395
In re: Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park, Inc.  
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2516

Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania statute, prohibiting payment of fire insurance proceeds to named insured when there are delinquent property taxes, is not limited to situations where the named insured is also responsible for those taxes.…

Jacobs Limousine Transportatio v. City of Newark
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3699
Sheila Horton v. Fedchoice Federal Credit Union
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3960
Jason Brown v. Pete Filopoulos
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1016
Petratos v. Genentech Inc  
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3805

Justia Opinion Summary: Qui tam relator failed to satisfy the False Claims Act’s materiality requirement in alleging that the manufacturer of a widely-prescribed cancer drug, Avastin, suppressed data that caused doctors to certify incorrectly…

Durant Tisdale v. City of Philadelphia
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1874
USA v. Jose Rodriguez
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3232
USA v. Jose Rodriguez
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3232
USA v. Edmond Gaudelli, Jr.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4026
Steven Johnson v.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1436
Steven Johnson v.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1437
In Re: Jeffrey Schmutzler v.
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1658
USA v. Akeem Gumbs
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1781
Ralph Suny v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3517
Dutton-Myrie v. Attorney General United States  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1599

Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit remanded a determination that Dutton-Myrie, a citizen of Panama, was ineligible for deferral of removal under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

Derrick Ragan v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1968
Larry Ward v. Ingersoll Rand Co
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2764
United States v. Rodriguez  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3232

Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit affirmed denial of a sentencing reduction while rejecting the government’s “novel” challenge to its jurisdiction. The court concluded that the denial was a final order under 28 U.S.C. 1291 and that 18…

USA v. John Bennett
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3405
Willie Betts v. Summit Oaks Hospital
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1320
Troy Connelly v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1444
Michael Billings v.
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3096
Andrew Harris v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3337
Alpha Painting & Construction v. Delaware River Port Authority
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3791
Curtis Phillips, Jr. v. Northampton CO., P.A.
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3878
USA v. Nicholas Stanishia
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1239
Joseph Aruanno v. Jon Corzine
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3413
Samir Y. Elayyub v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3674
Ronald Clark v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3997
Albert Davis v. Phelan Hallinan & Diamond PC
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1952
Enid Santiago v. New York & New Jersey Port Aut
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2073
Blanche Brown v. Jenna Mercadante
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2604
C. George v. East Orange Housing
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4269
Olee Robinson v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1089
Michael Delbridge v.
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1229
General Refractories Co. v. First State Insurance Co.  
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3409

Justia Opinion Summary: GRC, a manufacturer and supplier of refractory products designed to retain strength when exposed to extreme heat, previously included asbestos in its products. GRC was the defendant in 31,440 lawsuits alleging injuries…

Raymond Alves v. Merrill Main
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4171
Zaheer Bakshi v. Bergen County Superior Court
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3015
In re: Lipitor Antitrust Lit v.
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4202
Corey Bracey v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4248
In re: Effexor XR Antitrust v.
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1184
Wharton v. Danberg  
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1988

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2008, the Delaware correctional system was facing scandal for its handling of inmate releases. One inmate committed suicide in his cell on the day he was supposed to be—but was not—released. Dozens of others had…

USA v. Amaechi Ahuama
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2013
USA v. Raul Rosales
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2437
Michael Molnar v. Covidien LP
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2537
USA v. Joseph Brant
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2733
USA v. Miguel Figueroa
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2748
USA v. Mark Marcoccia
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2781
USA v. Malcolm Segal
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3081
Steven Whelan v. Tandra Dawson
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3084
Nicholas Purpura v. Chris Christie
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3173
Richard Glunk v. Pennsylvania State Board Medic
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3996
In re: Avandia Marketing Sales v.
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4161
Matthew Ballister, III v.
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1114
Matthew Jones v. Crisis Intervention Services
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1584
Matthew Jones v. Crisis Intervention Services
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1585
Travelers Property Casualty v. USA Container Co
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3685
Covertech Fabricating Inc v. TVM Building Products Inc  
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3893

Justia Opinion Summary: Covertech manufactures and sells reflective insulation under its rFOIL brand—its U.S. trademark, registered since 2001. The umbrella rFOIL brand includes ULTRA. In 1998, TVM, a distributor, and Covertech entered into…

Omar Castillo-Ponce v. Attorney General United State
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3985
Miriam Peralta De Esquivel v. Attorney General United State
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1386
Kenyock Wright v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1749
USA v. Kimberly Spellman
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1876
Star Insurance Company v. Reginella Construction Company
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 13-2424
Maureen Mirabella v. Susan Villard
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3171
In re: Lawrence E. Feldman v.
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1073
USA v. Richard Harley
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1285
Manhua Lin v. Rohm and Haas Co
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1887
Palakovic v. Wetzel  
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2726

Justia Opinion Summary: Brandon, convicted of burglary, was sentenced to 16–48 months’ imprisonment. During intake, Brandon informed mental health staff that he had attempted suicide, had recently engaged in self-harm, and had plans about how…

Kareem Millhouse v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3294
Anthony Hewitt v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3558
In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation  
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4202

Justia Opinion Summary: The consolidated appeals involve allegations that the companies holding the patents for Lipitor and Effexor XR delayed entry into the market by generic versions of those drugs by engaging in an overarching monopolistic…

In re: Effexor XR Antitrust v.
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1184
Tony Mutschler v. Brenda Tritt
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2832
Anthony Catanzaro v. Legrome Davis
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4088
Andy Buxton v. Iva Dougherty
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1156
Alson Alston v. Penn State University
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1290
USA v. Jamar Cannon
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1583
Brian Lyszkowski v. Diane Gibbons
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2310
Jean Coulter v. Paul Laurence Dunbar Community
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2809
Lei Ke v. Drexel University
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2960
Ernest Priovolos v. FBI
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3148
Brian Humphreys v. McCabe Weisberg & Conway
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3270
Matthew Jones v. Khalid Mirza
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1201
Roderick Pearson v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1488
Roland Stucke v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2303
Northeast Revenue Services LLC v. Maps Indeed Inc
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3742
Kathleen Todd v. United States Bank National As
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1126
USA v. Treiu Duong
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1482
Paul Rathblott v. Peoplestrategy Inc
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1677
David Danon v. Vanguard Group Inc
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2881
USA v. Jose Albertorio-Garcia
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3257
USA v. Wayne James
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1331
In Re: Fosamax v.
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-1900
Mega Construction Co v. XL America Group
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2639
Marcel Pineda-Rojas v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3043
Paris Myers v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3142
Miriam Turnbo v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3673
Michael Beenick, Jr. v. Michael LeFebvre
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3855
Bernard McLaughlin v. National Elevator Ind Health
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4108
USA v. Frederick Banks
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1018
Andrews v. Scuilli  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3393

Justia Opinion Summary: Wagner, age 15, was walking home, when a man demanded that she get into his car. Wagner refused and told him that she would call the police. He sped away. Stowe Township Officers Sciulli and Ruiz responded and…

USA v. Kareem Sampson
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1057
In re: Lansaw  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1867

Justia Opinion Summary: The Lansaws operated a daycare in space leased from Zokaites. After they entered into a new lease with a different landlord, but before they moved, Zokaites served them with a Notice for Distraint, claiming a lien…

Irene Novosad v. Broomall Operating Co LP
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2089
SEC v. Bonan Huang
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2390
USA v. Shaquim Fredericks
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1331
USA v. Chefton Newton
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1332
USA v. Warkim Gabriel
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1350
USA v. Alvin Thomas
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1351
William Himchak, III v. Daniel Dye
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3654
Suminda Jayasundera v. Aimee Garcia
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4162
Thermuthis Lee v. 4326 Broad Street LP
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1106
Carl Van Putten v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1273
Ajiyosola Solomon v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2913
Alpha Painting & Construction Co., Inc. v. Delaware River Port Authority  
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3791

Justia Opinion Summary: In bidding to strip and repaint the Commodore Barry Bridge, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) rejected the lowest bidder, Alpha, as not a “responsible” contractor under its guidelines because Alpha failed to remit…

John Olmedo-Serrano v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-3324
USA v. Walter Hill
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4412
USA v. C. George
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1170
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Kwasny  
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1872

Justia Opinion Summary: While Kwasny was managing partner at a now-dissolved law firm, the firm established a 401(k) profit-sharing plan for its employees. Kwasny was named as a trustee and fiduciary of the plan. Between September 2007 and…

Anthony Mina v. Chester County
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3420
Mirabella v. Villard  
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3171

Justia Opinion Summary: The Mirabellas alleged that their neighbors extended their backyard into wetlands owned by Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania by fencing the open space, placing playground equipment, and landscaping. They complained to…

Michael Spataro v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3710
Leonidas Fields v. Warden Allenwood USP
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1045
Nathan Clouser v. Todd Johnson
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3109
Revock v. Cowpet Bay West Condominium Association  
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Numbers: 14-4776, 14-4777

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs suffered from disabilities, for which each was prescribed an emotional support animal. Each woman obtained a dog. This violated the “no dogs” rule of their condominium association. Plaintiffs each sought an…

In re: Linear Electric Co., Inc.  
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1477

Justia Opinion Summary: Suppliers sold electrical materials to Linear, which Linear incorporated into construction projects. The developers did not pay Linear for its work and Linear did not pay Suppliers. In July 2015, Linear filed a voluntary…

USA v. Dante Darby
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2998
USA v. Anthony Baxter
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2343
USA v. Roberto Rentas Negron
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1171
James v. Global TelLink Corp.  
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1555

Justia Opinion Summary: In New Jersey, GTL is the sole provider of telecommunications services that enable inmates to call approved persons outside the prisons. Users can open an account through GTL’s website or through an automated telephone…

Christian Araujo v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3075
Rarick v. Federated Service Insurance Co  
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3606

Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania resident Rarick worked for a company that insured its vehicles under a policy issued by Federated, a Minnesota corporation, under which the employer waived uninsured motorist coverage for most of its…

United States v. Repak  
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4011

Justia Opinion Summary: Repak was the Executive Director of the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority (JRA), which receives federal and state funding. JRA’s Board of Directors awards contracts to remediate industrial proprieties and issues grants,…

Terry Easterday v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1328
Andy Rivera Rodriguez v. Attorney General Pennsylvania
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2510
Jose Lopez Mendez v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2786
John Tauro v. Capital One Financial Corp
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1065
Ramirez v. Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC  
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1221

Justia Opinion Summary: A packaging error reversed the sequence of Qualitest birth control pills contained within each package, resulting in a less effective dosage. Qualitest executed nationwide recalls reaching 3.2 million packs of pills.…

Vincent Benjamin v. VI Port Authority
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-1406
Jeffrey Podesta v. John Hanzel
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3372
Vincent Benjamin v. VI Port Authority
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3496
Vincent Benjamin v. VI Port Authority
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3497
James Kreutzberger v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1429
Joseph Lau v. Bank of America NA
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2221
De Shawn Drumgo v. William Kuschel
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3308
In Re: Despina Smalis v.
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4137
USA v. Jordan Murphy
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4348
Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2122
Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2122
New Jersey Conservation Foundation v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-2158, 15-2122

Justia Opinion Summary: Transco, which operates the 10,000-mile-long Transcontinental Pipeline from South Texas to New York City, sought a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Leidy Southeast Expansion Project, including…

New Jersey Conservation Founda v. New Jersey Department of Envir
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2158
Shamrock Creek LLC v. Borough of Paramus
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2572
USA v. Mark Sanders
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3020
David Opalinski v. Robert Half International Inc
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-4001
Hugo Ramos v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2002
ASHINC Corp v.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2206
Domenic Tricome v. eBay, Inc.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2710
William Turner v. Secretary Pennsylvania Departm
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3543
Mario Murguia-Briseno v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3687
Diane Arrington v. Ernestine McRae
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3988
William Lewis v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4036
William Lewis v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4037
Kai Ingram v.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4188
Gabriel Rosa-Diaz v. Dow
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4349
Kai Ingram v.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1058
Matthew Tucker v.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1314
Joseph Scott v.
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-1406
In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation  
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 14-1900

Justia Opinion Summary: Hundreds of plaintiffs sued the drug manufacturer Merck, alleging that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused them to suffer serious thigh bone fractures. Each brought a state-law tort claim alleging that Merck failed to…

Joseph Aruanno v. Steven Johnson
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4259
Carvalho-Grevious v. Delaware State University  
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3521

Justia Opinion Summary: Delaware State University hired Dr. Grevious as an associate professor and as a department chairperson in August 2010, with a contract to end in June 2011. Grevious complained that her supervising administrators were…

Barbara Pennington v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1141
Egan v. Delaware River Port Authority  
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1471

Justia Opinion Summary: Egan worked for the Port Authority, 2008-2012, primarily managing fleet vehicles. During his first two years, only a small percentage of his work involved “economic development.” He did not perform any economic…

Aliments Krispy Kernels Inc v. Nichols Farms  
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1975

Justia Opinion Summary: In August 2012, Aliments, a Canadian snack purveyor, contacted its American broker, Sterling, to purchase thousands of pounds of raw pistachios. Sterling contacted Pacific, another broker, which called Nichols, a…

Bank of America NA v. Kirby Westheimer
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 14-4765
David Holt, II v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3302
United States v. Apple Macpro Computer  
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3537

Justia Opinion Summary: While investigating Doe concerning online child pornography, agents executed a warrant and seized iPhones and a computer with attached hard drives, all protected with encryption software. Forensic analysts discovered…

Bank of America NA v. Kirby Westheimer
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3562
USA v. Brandon Moorefield
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2800
Jahmal Phoenix v. Coatesville Area School Distri
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2910
Mawuyrayrassuna Noviho v. Lancaster County
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3047
Edward T. Gavin v. James M. Tousignant
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1679
Kenny Estevez-Acosta v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3388
Lionel Lawrence, Sr. v. Vincent Mooney
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3433
Wilmington Savings Fund Societ v. Keith Harvin
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-4044
Joon Hyan Park v.
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2768
USA v. David Steele
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1666
Bag of Holdings LLC v. City of Philadelphia
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1808
Alton D. Brown v.
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-2749
Milton Thomas v. City of Philadelphia
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3156
Mark Matthews v. EI DuPont de Nemours & Co
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-3237
USA v. Esaias Jackson
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-2760
USA v. Courtney Johnson
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3960
James Bridge v. Brian Fogelson
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 15-3963
Joon Hyan Park v.
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1409
In re: Mark A. Culp v.
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1454
In re: Mark A. Culp v.
Date: March 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-1455

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