Surender Malhan v. David Katz
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3177
Derrick White v. SP Plus Corp
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3604
USA v. Mahmoud Aguibi
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2994
Charles Brooks v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1158
USA v. Jerry Fruit
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1272
Nathan Terry v.
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1419
Melissa Lee Rothermel v. Dauphin County
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1769
Anthony Oliver v. John Wetzel
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1789
United States v. Caesar
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3961
Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania State Police received a tip about suspicious eBay activity and discovered several messages, seeking to buy children’s used underwear and posing as a child looking for photos of other children in their…
USA v. Eric Johnson
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3436
USA v. Jacob Soto
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3537
USA v. Manuel Gonzalez
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1463
Wallace v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCI
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3006
Justia Opinion Summary: For much of his life, Wallace has suffered from severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder with psychotic features, chronic depression, ADHD, and major affective disorder. On February 28, 2000, Wallace, during a…
Clean Air Council v. United States Steel Corp.
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2215
Justia Opinion Summary: Following two fires at its steel plant, U.S. Steel polluted the air. Because that pollution violated its Clean Air Act permits and regulations, it reported the incidents to the local officials who enforce that Act, the…
Raheem Wilcox v. J. Martinez
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1238
Temple University Hospital, Inc. v. Secretary United States Department of Health & Human Services
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1293
Justia Opinion Summary: The hospital, located in Philadelphia, received a reclassification into the New York City area, which would sizably increase the hospital’s Medicare reimbursements due to that area’s higher wage index, 42 U.S.C.…
Michael Gordon v. USA
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3673
Darby v. Attorney General of the United States
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2107
Justia Opinion Summary: The Third Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the BIA's decision denying petitioner's motion to reopen immigration proceedings after the IJ denied petitioner's applications for asylum, withholding of…
Aly v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3326
Justia Opinion Summary: Valeant develops and manufactures generic pharmaceuticals. Appellants purchased stock in Valeant after Valeant changed its business model to focus more on acquiring new drugs from other companies rather than developing…
Patricia Moknach v. Presque Isle Downs Inc
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1574
Meghan Klein v. Ronald Donatucci, Sr.
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1651
USA v. James Biear
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2722
David Downs v. Borough of Jenkintown
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2805
Mondelli v. Berkeley Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2193
Justia Opinion Summary: Mondelli suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and major depression. During his daily 12-hour visits with his mother at Berkeley Heights, Mondelli allegedly observed inadequate care. Mondelli regularly complained to…
USA v. Jimmy Davis
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3828
Edgar Riveros-Sanchez v. City of Easton
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1501
USA v. Jimmy Davis
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1505
USA v. Anthony D'Ambrosio
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1388
United States v. Brace
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1892
Justia Opinion Summary: Brace, a farmer, owns hundreds of acres in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He cleared 30 acres of wetlands, draining it to grow crops. In 1994, the Third Circuit affirmed that Brace had violated the Clean Water Act. In 2012,…
USA v. Mario Tiller
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2228
Life Celebration Inc v. Xerox Corp
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2921
USA v. Miguel Gonzalez Segovia
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3028
Duryane Chaney v. Warden Loretto FCI
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3580
Daniel Sheehan v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1113
Ronald Jones v. R. Kirchenbauer
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1123
USA v. Jeffrey Olson
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1439
Donte Lawrence v. Superintendent Dallas SCI
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2350
Weigang Wang v. Chapei LLC
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2975
USA v. Maurice Nichols
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1257
USA v. Shawn Mills
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3736
USA v. Raphael Hunt-Irving
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1636
USA v. Romar Watts
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2414
Maja Buj v. Psychiatry Residency Training
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3266
Butt v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2272
Justia Opinion Summary: Three clients filed separate discrimination cases, which were consolidated for discovery. The defendants obtained summary judgment. The clients filed a notice of appeal, then hired Paddick, who entered into a contingency…
Albert Korb v. Haystings
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2826
Oakwood Laboratories LLC v. Thanoo
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3707
Justia Opinion Summary: Oakwood hired Dr. Thanoo in 1997. As Oakwood's Senior Scientist, he signed confidentiality agreements. Thanoo designed Oakwood’s microsphere process technology. Oakwood invested more than $130 million and two decades in…
Frank Bush v. Jane Doe (I)
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2968
Andrew Cox v.
Date: June 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2665
John Carr, IV v. SRA International Inc
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2692
USA v. Dajwan Ware
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2283
USA v. Kevin Brown
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3251
Philip Shropshire v. Elisabeth Wheeler
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1851
William Cost v. Borough of Dickson City
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3120
William Kaetz v. The United States
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1018
Jim Bognet v. Secretary Commonwealth of PA
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3214
USA v. Emma Semler
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2319
Baxter v. Superintendent Coal Township SCI
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1259
Justia Opinion Summary: Brown was shot and killed at a Philadelphia playground. Several witness accounts implicated Baxter and McBride as the shooters. Baxter was convicted of first-degree murder, criminal conspiracy to engage in murder, and…
Richard Balter v.
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1489
United States v. Boyd
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2989
Justia Opinion Summary: An Oklahoma court ordered Boyd to stay away from his ex-wife and his son, surrender his firearms, and undergo a mental health evaluation. After his arrest in Pennsylvania with a loaded handgun, Boyd was convicted of…
USA v. Joseph Adams
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2659
USA v. Tyrone Evans
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3497
United States v. Murphy
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1411
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, Murphy was convicted of distribution and possession with the intent to distribute heroin and 50 grams or more of cocaine base and conspiracy to do the same. The jury specifically found that the weight of the…
Debbie Gore v. Bruce Nagel
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1710
Thomas Flick v. Timothy Miller
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3159
Prince Isaac v. USA
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3576
USA v. Maurice Henderson
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1653
John Gerholt, Sr. v. Wetzel
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3398
USA v. Tyrone Cabiness
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1197
Damon Elliot v. USA
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2387
Station Management Consultants v. HHS
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2399
Derrick Bragg v. Pushkalai Pillai
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3613
USA v. Ava Blackwell
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1060
In re Venoco, LLC
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1061
Justia Opinion Summary: Venoco operated a drilling rig off the coast of Santa Barbara, transporting oil and gas to its Onshore Facility for processing. Venoco did not own the Offshore Facility but leased it from the California Lands Commission.…
USA v. Harvey Shaner, Jr.
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1541
USA v. Nathaniel Coleman
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3178
Amro Elansari v. Maite Ragazzo
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1192
Steven Plavin v. Group Health Inc
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2490
The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC v. Spyglass Media Group, LLC.
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Numbers:
20-1750, 20-1751
Justia Opinion Summary: Cohen entered into a work-for-hire agreement with SLP, a special purpose entity formed by TWC to make the film, Silver Linings Playbook. Cohen was to receive $250,000 in fixed initial compensation and contingent future…
The Weinstein Co Holdings v.
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1751
The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC v. Y Movie, LLC
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1878
Justia Opinion Summary: In March 2018, following sexual misconduct allegations against TWC’s co-founder Harvey Weinstein, TWC sought bankruptcy protection. TWC and Spyglass signed the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA). The sale closed in July…
Robert Garfield v. Shutterfly Inc
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2249
Anthony Mammana v. Barben
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2364
USA v. Jamal Haynes
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3040
USA v. Jamal Haynes
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3041
USA v. David Dupree
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1067
In re: Euphrem Dohou v.
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1448
USA v. Felix Collazo
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2557
Figueroa v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1419
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, Figueroa, a citizen of Honduras, entered the U.S. unlawfully. He told an asylum officer, Figueroa stated that his father, uncle, and cousins were killed in Honduras and that he feared their killers would also…
Holland v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1800
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1999, Holland was charged with drug and conspiracy crimes and using a gun to murder someone during those crimes. Count Three charged him with using a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime and with…
USA v. George Dfouni
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1546
Mark Leyse v. Bank of America NA
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1666
Shareem Taylor v. Robert Rosa
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2004
Charles Brennan v. City of Philadelphia
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2512
USA v. Kenneth Wehry
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2836
USA v. Alonzo Johnson
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1318
USA v. Anthony Taylor
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3545
Doe v. The College of New Jersey
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2469
Justia Opinion Summary: Doe became a TCNJ tenure-track Assistant Professor in 2016, after giving birth to her third child. She alleges that the Dean and the Department Chair suggested that they were relieved that she would not need…
Danny Bannout v. USA
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3574
USA v. Maudilio Diaz-Vazquez
Date: May 14, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1436
Mu Lin v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2483
Brown v. Delaware County Court of Commo
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2890
USA v. Ollie Reaves
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2919
Robert Cason v. Rhuel Johnston
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1076
USA v. Ben McCormack
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2167
Thayalan v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2270
Justia Opinion Summary: Thayalan, a citizen of Sri Lanka, was apprehended near the U.S.– Mexico border after making an illegal entry. Thayalan expressed a fear of returning to Sri Lanka. The asylum officer found that Thayalan had demonstrated a…
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
17-1107
Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Numbers:
17-1109, 17-1107, 17-1110,, 17-1111
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
17-1110
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
17-1111
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-1092
Independent Television Group v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-1669
Multicultural Media Telecom an v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-1670
Free Press v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-1671
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2943
Ian Tapper v. Superintendent Mahanoy SCI
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2969
Multicultural Media Telecom an v. FCC
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3335
Michael Wilson, Jr. v. Aerotek Inc
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1678
USA v. Kastler Cherisme
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3402
USA v. Rhashean Strange
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2336
Romero v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3705
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1997, Romero, a citizen of Guatemala, was granted voluntary departure, having entered the U.S. without documentation. In 2011, Romero was removed. He returned almost immediately. When he was taken into custody, DHS…
Sanchez v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1843
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2002, at the age of seven, Sanchez, a citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. without inspection. In 2012, he obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status; DHS periodically granted him renewals. In 2019,…
K. A. v. Attorney General United States
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number:
17-3640
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1994, K.A., a citizen of Nigeria, entered the U.S. without documentation. In 1997, he married a U.S. citizen. He subsequently committed second-degree robbery (N.J. Stat. 2C:15-1) and received a 10-year sentence, and…
USA v. Paul Surine
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3037
USA v. Edwin Vaquiz
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1574
In Re: Amy Donaghy v.
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2345
William Dew v. S. Columbia Terrace LLC
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2537
Robert Cason v. Rhuel Johnston
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1076
USA v. Steven Reuter, Sr.
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2142
Hua Zheng v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3051
Demarcus Chambers v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2108
Cheryl Ackerman v.
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3000
Antonio Saunders v. BB&T Bank
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3234
Manetirony Clervrain v. Taci Barrera
Date: April 29, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1405
USA v. Allie Speight
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number:
16-3529
Dominick Desimone v. U.S. Claims Inc.
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2133
Maurice Price v. FBI
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2850
Alex Pettis v. Everhart
Date: April 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3032
Berkley Assurance Co v. Colony Insurance Co
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2673
Jerome Washington v. Robert Gilmore
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2787
USA v. Edward Zinner
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2961
Ronald Gillette v. Diane Prosper
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3150
Alonzo Johnson v. United States of America
Date: April 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3256
USA v. Victor Santiago-Rivera
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2785
Anthony Rivera v. City of Bethlehem
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1392
Thomas Wood v. Cavello
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2117
Thomasina Lloyd v. Ocean Township Counsel
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3320
Victor Walthour v. City of Philadelphia
Date: April 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3544
USA v. Kenneth Schneider
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3573
Assem Abulkhair v. FBI
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1695
Jason Campbell v. County of Morris
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1925
USA v. Christian Hogan
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2750
USA v. Joseph Sabot
Date: April 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3363
United States v. Kirschner
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1304
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Kirschner earned $30,105 by importing counterfeit coins and bullion and then, posing as a federal law enforcement agent, selling them as genuine articles to unsuspecting customers. Searching his home and…
Hasan Shareef v. Moore
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1863
USA v. Drue Williams, III
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3400
Robert Lanter v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: April 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3637
Tio Legore v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1182
Philip Shropshire v. Chris Gallaway
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1888
John Sweeney v. Alcon Laboratories
Date: April 20, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2066
Randy Langer v. Capital One Auto Finance
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3875
Rudy Fabian v. Richard Shenkan
Date: April 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1743
USA v. Alia Hunaity
Date: April 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1650
Quintez Talley v. Clark
Date: April 14, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1298
United States v. Shulick
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Numbers:
18-3305, 19-1011
Justia Opinion Summary: Shulick, an attorney, owned and operated DVHS, a for-profit business that provided alternative education to at-risk students. The School District of Philadelphia contracted with DVHS to operate Southwest School for the…
USA v. Jamiek Moore
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3965
United States v. Brown
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1734
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1995, firefighters responded to a fire at a house where Brown, age 17, lived with family members. Three firefighters died when a staircase collapsed. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)…
Philip Brooks v. WalMart Stores Inc
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2046
Cyril Pyle v. Otis Elevator Co
Date: April 13, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2393
Hopkins v. Collecto Inc
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1955
Justia Opinion Summary: Collecto sent a letter to collect on a debt that Hopkins initially owed to Verizon. The letter itemized Hopkins’s debt in a table, concluded that Hopkins owed $1,088.34, and offered to “resolve this debt in full” if he…
Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General United States
Date: April 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2105
Justia Opinion Summary: Aristy-Rosa, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was admitted to the U.S. in 1993 as a lawful permanent resident. Several years later, he was convicted of attempted criminal sale of cocaine and was sentenced to five…
Hamer v. LivaNova Deutschland GMBH
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1656
Justia Opinion Summary: Hamer underwent open-heart surgery using LivaNova’s 3T Heater-Cooler System. He developed an infection in the incision, which his physicians suspected stemmed from a non-tuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM). The hospital had…
Government Employees Retirement System of the Virgin Islands v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1749
Justia Opinion Summary: For decades, the U.S. Virgin Islands Government Employees Retirement System (GERS) experienced annual deficits between its assets and projected liabilities to participants. Its aggregate shortfall is now about three…
Hernan Navarro v.
Date: April 9, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1464
USA v. Liza Robles
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2804
USA v. Peter Goodchild
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3471
USA v. Roberto Torner
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1371
Peroza-Benitez v. Smith
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1390
Justia Opinion Summary: Peroza-Benitez awoke, hearing Reading Police Officers breaking down his apartment door. They were executing a search warrant related to suspected drug offenses. Peroza-Benitez climbed out of his window onto the roof…
Gibson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1589
Justia Opinion Summary: Basic underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage is equal to the policy's bodily injury limits; Pennsylvania insureds can reduce costs by making a “request in writing” for lower UIM coverage. Gibson signed a State Farm (SF)…
USA v. Michael Forbes
Date: April 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1943
United States v. Morton
Date: April 7, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3270
Justia Opinion Summary: Morton pleaded guilty to drug crimes. The government claims that during the investigation, it intercepted telephone calls between Morton and Fagan, revealing that Morton sold cocaine to Emanuel. Morton asked Fagan to…
USA v. Michael Seibert, Jr.
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2400
United States v. Raia
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1033
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2013, Raia ran for election to the Hoboken city council and chaired a political action committee, promoting a ballot referendum to weaken rent control laws. Raia’s PAC cut $50 checks to hundreds of voters. Raia…
Vincent Tolentino v. Smucker
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3209
Matthew Jones v. Valerie Farnan
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3356
USA v. William Davenport
Date: April 6, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3497
Michael Breen v. Callagy Law PC
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1445
Trenton Tompkins v. Lauren Hackett
Date: April 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3590
USA v. Mark Bower
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1409
USA v. Brian Wilson
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1520
United States v. Yusuf
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3472
Justia Opinion Summary: In consolidated appeals, the government challenged the sentences given to Campbell, one year plus one day for possession of guns and ammunition as a felon, 18 U.S.C. 922(g), and Yusuf, 30 months for conspiracy to commit…
United States v. Campbell
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Numbers:
19-3697, 19-3800
Justia Opinion Summary: The defendants each pled guilty to their respective crimes, possession of a firearm by a felon, and wire fraud-identity theft. As part of their plea agreements, each agreed not to argue for a sentence outside the range…
USA v. Steven Campbell
Date: April 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3800
USA v. Gilroy Elcock
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3252
Robert Noble v. USA
Date: April 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2461
USA v. Cameron Basking
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1333
Hernan Navarro v.
Date: March 31, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1103
Mendo Love v. DEA
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
17-3830
Leslie Boyd v. City of Philadelphia
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1931
Northfield City Board v. K. S.
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2263
In re: Lucienne Moolenaar v.
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2939
USA v. Jorge Figueroa
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3536
Kenneth Taggart v. Jeffrey Saltz
Date: March 30, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3574
Simko v. United States Steel Corp.
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1091
Justia Opinion Summary: Simko began working for U.S. Steel in 2005. In 2012, Simko successfully bid on a new position. During training, Simko requested a new two-way radio to accommodate his hearing impairment. U.S. Steel did not provide the…
Jodie Davis v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: March 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2447
USA v. Safehouse
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1422
Curtis Gibson v. Crouch
Date: March 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2021
Jane Doe v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2734
Dansko Holdings Inc v. Benefit Trust Co
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3847
Dansko Holdings Inc v. Benefit Trust Co
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3847
Dansko Holdings Inc v. Benefit Trust Co
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3892
Dansko Holdings Inc v. Benefit Trust Co.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3892
Bernard Rothman v.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3071
Louis Neptune v.
Date: March 25, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1278
USA v. Paul Surine
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3971
Sean Donahue v. Dauphin County
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2997
USA v. Gilberto Ramos
Date: March 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3272
USA v. Khamraj Lall
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3290
Lynn Smith v. Andrea Dobin
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1614
Washington Mutual Inc v.
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1725
Harold Hoffman v. Nissan Infiniti LT
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2145
USA v. Carlos Gutierrez-Soto
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2520
Hai Chen v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2604
Dayse Hernandez v. WalMart
Date: March 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2791
USA v. Kenneth Smukler
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2151
USA v. Kenneth Smukler
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2151
In re: Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1136
Justia Opinion Summary: Orexigen produced a weight management drug, Contrave. In June 2016, Orexigen agreed to sell Contrave to McKesson, which provided the drug to pharmacies. The Distribution Agreement permitted “each of [McKesson] and its…
Conboy v. United States Small Business Administration
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1726
Justia Opinion Summary: The Appellants, with a $594,000 Small Business Administration loan, bought a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania property that became a pub. They executed a note, mortgage, and unconditional guarantees, providing that federal law…
USA v. Steven Reuter, Sr.
Date: March 19, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2142
USA v. George Graves
Date: March 18, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2785
USA v. Dextrick Lawton
Date: March 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2118
USA v. Maurice Ross
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3195
O'Hanlon v. Uber Technologies Inc
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3891
Justia Opinion Summary: Motorized-wheelchair users filed a purported class action, alleging that Uber discriminated against individuals with mobility disabilities by not offering a “wheelchair accessible vehicle” (WAV) option in the Pittsburgh…
Justin Robertson v. Robert Gilmore
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1066
Peter Sauers v. Oak Property Management LP
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1548
USA v. Shynnell Walker
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2114
USA v. Russell Freed
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2946
Mohammad Saleem v. COI Doe
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2985
USA v. Ruben Morales
Date: March 17, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1167
Klotz v. Celentano Stadtmauer and Wale LLP
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3703
Justia Opinion Summary: Klotz’s now-deceased husband received medical services from the Hospital and incurred a $1,580 debt; he left no estate. The Hospital retained CSW to collect the debt. CSW mailed collection letters to Klotz. Klotz claims…
Dansko Holdings Inc. v. Benefit Trust Co.
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3847
Justia Opinion Summary: Dansko conducted due diligence to replace the trustee for its employee stock ownership plan. Benefit falsely denied having been recently been investigated by the Department of Labor. Dansko’s board passed a resolution…
Moyer v. Patenaude & Felix A.P.C.
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1937
Justia Opinion Summary: Moyer failed to pay her credit-card debt. The card issuer hired Patenaude to collect it. Patenaude sent Moyer a one-page, single-sided collection letter that stated: If you wish to eliminate further collection action,…
Hasan Shareef v. Brian Palko
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2637
USA v. Troy Holmes
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2729
Christian Dior Womack v.
Date: March 16, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1357
HIRA Educational Services North America v. Augustine
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2377
Justia Opinion Summary: The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) solicited bids for a Shenango Township Youth Development Center, closed since 2013. HIRA, a consultant for Islamic educational groups, submitted the highest bid,…
HIRA Educational Services North America v. Augustine
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Numbers:
18-2378, 18-2400
In re: Energy Future Holdings Corp.
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3492
Justia Opinion Summary: The Debtors’ most valuable asset was an economic interest in Texas’s largest power transmission and distribution company, which NextEra agreed to buy through a Merger Agreement. The sale was not approved by the Public…
In re: Processed Egg Products v.
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1045
D F Pace v. Emily Baker-White
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1308
USA v. Jelani Solomon
Date: March 15, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2749
USA v. Jamar McMillan
Date: March 12, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3165
Ifedoo Enigwe v.
Date: March 12, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1096
USA v. Emmett Perkins
Date: March 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3689
USA v. Franco Badini
Date: March 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3451
United States v. Counterman
Date: March 10, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2975
Justia Opinion Summary: Counterman entered a plea of guilty to possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of methamphetamine, money laundering, and aiding and abetting. His contemporaneously-filed plea agreement stated that the…
USA v. John Glenn
Date: March 9, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2929
USA v. Denis Kelliher
Date: March 9, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3301
USA v. Richard Boyle
Date: March 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1286
United States v. Walker
Date: March 5, 2021
Docket Number:
15-4062
Justia Opinion Summary: While Walker waited in a car, two of his accomplices robbed a house, one holding a 12-year-old boy at gunpoint. All of Walker’s codefendants pleaded guilty. A jury convicted Walker of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act…
Sanchit Jain v. Carnegie Mellon University
Date: March 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1637
Jules Ngambo v. Douglas Christopher
Date: March 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2088
Earl v. NVR Inc
Date: March 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2109
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Earl contracted for the purchase of a house in Allegheny County from NVR, the seller and builder of the house. NVR's agents made representations about the house’s construction, condition, and amenities,…
USA v. Vincent Ingino
Date: March 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2437
Donna Deitrick v. Mark Costa
Date: March 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1028
John Custin v. Harold Wirths
Date: March 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1837
Lisa Ellis v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Date: March 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2061
United States v. Prophet
Date: March 3, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3776
Justia Opinion Summary: Prophet pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(4) and 11 counts of receipt of child pornography, section 2252(a)(2). The court applied a two-level enhancement for distribution (U.S.S.G.…
Gibbs v. City of Pittsburgh
Date: March 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1414
Justia Opinion Summary: Gibbs applied to be a Pittsburgh policeman, passed the written test, and got a conditional job offer. He had to “[b]e personally examined by a Pennsylvania licensed psychologist and found to be psychologically capable…
USA v. Eugene Sparrow
Date: March 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2674
Joseph DiGenova v. Unite Here Local 274
Date: March 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2724
USA v. Richard Burton, Jr.
Date: March 2, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2748
Rasheena Phinisee v.
Date: March 2, 2021
Docket Number:
21-1145
Phillip Thompson v. Tammy Ferguson
Date: March 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3517
Daryl Cook v. City of Philadelphia
Date: March 1, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3851
Rene Edwards v. Noel Hillman
Date: March 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2753
James Klein v. Superintendent Smithfield SCI
Date: February 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1895
USA v. Edward Allie
Date: February 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1395
Banxcorp v. Bankrate Inc
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1833
Gerard Kenney v. American Board of Internal Med
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1007
Iran De Sousa v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1679
Sunuwar v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2091
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Sunuwar was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident based on a diversity visa. In 2018, he beat and strangled his wife, Sunuwar was convicted of strangulation and contempt for violating a…
USA v. Robert Armstrong
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2301
Pamela Bond v. State Farm Insurance Co
Date: February 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2979
Clarence Robinson v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: February 24, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3444
USA v. Eric Rivera
Date: February 24, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1458
United States v. Aguirre-Miron
Date: February 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3134
Justia Opinion Summary: Aguirre-Miron pleaded guilty to child-pornography offenses: three counts of production, 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), (e); one count of receipt, 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2), (b)(1); and one count of possession, 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(4)(B),…
USA v. Reinaldo Rodriguez
Date: February 23, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3509
Richard Silverberg v. City of Philadelphia
Date: February 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1257
Justin Credico v. Krenitsky
Date: February 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2005
Ramon Vasquez v. Trevor Wingard
Date: February 23, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2536
Carl Robinson v. Fair Acres Geriatric Center
Date: February 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1713
John McCool v. Snyder County
Date: February 22, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2337
Christopher Rad v. USA
Date: February 19, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3694
Shane Pryce v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 18, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2823
Kwaku Appau v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: February 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1956
Sean Donahue v. United States Department of La
Date: February 18, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2225
Johanna Cortes v. BJ Wholesale Club Inc
Date: February 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1098
Ophrys LLC v. OneMain Financial Inc Delaware
Date: February 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1338
Eric Blattman v. C3 Inc
Date: February 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1417
Zengkui Li v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1817
USA v. Khalee Muhammad
Date: February 17, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2385
Arbah Hotel Corp v. NLRB
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1025
Warren Hill LLC v. SFR Equities LLC
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1026
Hesham Ismail v. Interstate Resources Inc
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1291
USA v. Christian Burrus
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1521
Luther Ware v.
Date: February 16, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3534
Paul Kamienski v. Marlene Lynch Ford
Date: February 12, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3339
Rene Lucas v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1597
Richard Murphy v. USA
Date: February 12, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3440
USA v. Jose De Leon-Pineda
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1459
USA v. Tutis
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2106
Elias Karkalas v. Linda Marks
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2816
USA v. Gary Basralian
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3089
USA v. Jose Rios
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3197
USA v. Darryl Petlock
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1424
Washington Mutual Inc v.
Date: February 11, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1725
Daniel Heffley v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: February 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1804
Richard DeSabetino v. Sean Biagini
Date: February 10, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2402
William DeForte v. Borough of Worthington
Date: February 9, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1755
William DeForte v. Tyree Blocker
Date: February 9, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1762
Towanna Rogers v. NRG Energy Inc
Date: February 9, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2697
Andrea Messina v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: February 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1884
Manuel Lapo v. Attorney General United States
Date: February 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2323
Emile Heriveaux v. Durkin & Durkin LLC
Date: February 8, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2547
William Rodgers v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co
Date: February 5, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3589
Tara Scott v. Vantage Corporation
Date: February 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1054
Tara Scott v. Vantage Corporation
Date: February 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1055
Guy Patterson v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: February 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2102
USA v. Kadeem Thomas
Date: February 5, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3105
Calvin Camps v. Louis Giorla
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1662
Rodney McIntosh v. USA
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2018
Reinard Smith v. Alex Kershentsef
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3893
USA v. Richmond Yarmai
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1225
Mahnaz Haser v. Kristal Brown
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1439
Anthony Auriemma v. Bloomfield Municipal Court
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1819
Kenneth Lewis v.
Date: February 4, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3450
Sharon Chavis v. State of New Jersey
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
18-1899
Carol Lloyd v. New Jersey Housing And Mortgag
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3829
Timothy Parr v. Frank Colantonio
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2967
Jerome Washington v. Superintendent Gilmore
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3808
Gary Rock v. Franklin County
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1856
Dominik Weber v. PNC Investments
Date: February 3, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1873
Nuverra Environmental Solution v.
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3084
Valeri Henderson v. OPM
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1953
Alireza Bakhtiari v. Jason Madrigal
Date: February 2, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3613
Tracy Jordan v. Superintendent Coal Township S
Date: February 1, 2021
Docket Number:
18-2507
Gittens v. Melissa Pavlack
Date: February 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2880
Terrelle Nelson v.
Date: February 1, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3416
Martinez v. UPMC Susquehanna
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2866
Justia Opinion Summary: Martinez, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has four decades of experience including general and orthopedic-surgery residencies and a spine fellowship. In 2016, a hospital hired Martinez on a three-year contract as…
Kevin Waugaman v. City of Greensburg
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3767
USA v. Devin Bullock
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3927
Vocknal Paul v. Attorney General United States
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1979
Yogini Patel v. Attorney General United States
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2018
George Smith v. Secretary United States Navy
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2045
Xu Feng v. University of Delaware
Date: January 29, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2112
USA v. Richard Bly
Date: January 28, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3696
Darren Eades v. John Wetzel
Date: January 28, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3821
Blanche Brown v. Joseph Friel
Date: January 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1983
USA v. Julious Bullock
Date: January 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2981
Corey Harris v. Robert Wilkie
Date: January 28, 2021
Docket Number:
20-3355
USA v. James Lipscomb
Date: January 27, 2021
Docket Number:
18-3146
Tyrius Green v. Attorney General New Jersey
Date: January 27, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3325
Sat Verma v. Attorney General United States
Date: January 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1761
USA v. Michael Norwood
Date: January 27, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2422
United States v. Smukler
Date: January 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-2151
Justia Opinion Summary: Attorney Smukler ran political campaigns for 30 years and developed expertise with Federal Election Commission law. In 2012, U.S. Representative Brady ran for reelection in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District in…
Roman Tymiak v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: January 26, 2021
Docket Number:
19-3496
Sergei Kovalev v. City of Philadelphia
Date: January 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1474
Thomas Belles v. Wilkes Barre Area School Dist
Date: January 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1567
Jean Rodriguez v. Wawa Inc
Date: January 26, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2068
United States v. Senke
Date: January 25, 2021
Docket Number:
19-1287
Justia Opinion Summary: Senke was arrested after starting an online conversation with an officer posing as an underage boy. Senke requested naked photographs of the boy, asked about the boy’s sexual experiences, transmitted graphic photographs…
Gartor Brown v. C.O. Sabatino
Date: January 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-1216
Jean Rodriguez v. State of New Jersey
Date: January 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2069
Baldev Singh v. Attorney General United States
Date: January 25, 2021
Docket Number:
20-2092
