2023 Third Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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Sharon James v.
Date: December 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2640
Winn Dixie Stores v. Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative Inc  
Date: December 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2289

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involved a dispute between Winn-Dixie Stores and the Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative, Inc. (EMMC), its individual mushroom farmer members, and certain downstream distributors. Winn-Dixie accused the…

Winn Dixie Stores v. Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative Inc
Date: December 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2289
Ryan Givey v. DOJ
Date: December 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2330
Calisia Kelley v. Brian O'Malley
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1688
USA v. Calixto Tumbaco
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1898
Smart Communications Holding Inc v. Global TelLink Corp
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3287
Fernando Flores Medina v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1175
Veronica Cabanas-Flores v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1721
Aaron Bressi v. Northumberland County
Date: December 22, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2156
Sheila Eyajan v. Nesco Resources LLC
Date: December 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1272
USA v. Robert Smith
Date: December 20, 2023
Docket Number: 16-4301
Phillip Holden v. Attorney General New Jersey
Date: December 20, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1862
Caleb McGillvary v.
Date: December 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-3055
USA v. Keithley Parris
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1392
David Kivett v. Neolpharma Inc
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1994
David Kivett v. Neolpharma Inc
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2083
Palani Karupaiyan v.
Date: December 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2878
Ellen Needham v. Chubb Corp
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1829
Earle Asphalt Co v. County of Camden
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2648
National Fire & Marine Insurance Co v. Genesis Healthcare Inc
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3377
Vincent Tulio v. Lansdale Borough
Date: December 18, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1644
Phillip Polk v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3336
Momodu Rogers v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1375
Joseph Riad v. Wells Fargo Bank NA
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1757
Curtis Byron v. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3408
USA v. Frank Berryman
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2438
John Castro v.
Date: December 15, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2798
USA v. Harris
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 17-1861
USA v. Amos  
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3298

Justia Opinion Summary: Shiheem Amos appealed the denial of his motion to suppress a firearm, which was found after he was stopped by police officers who suspected him of being involved in a disturbance reported at a nearby location. Amos…

USA v. Hakim Handy
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2837
Shelly Gross v. Peter Cairo
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2920
Anna Arias v. Rodney Brenneman
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3458
USA v. Edwin Torres
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1055
USA v. Akeem Gumbs
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1309
Jesus Munoz-Maceda v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1693
Rolando Hernandez-Martinez v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1726
Atiya Wahab v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Date: December 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3242
USA v. Deleon Freeman
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2211
USA v. Jordan  
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2153

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard an appeal by Mark Jordan regarding his conviction for armed bank robbery and associated gun charges. The main issue was whether armed bank robbery can be…

Herbert Rifkin v. Fitness International LLC
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2307
Sondra Dennison v. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2649
Alcuin Mitchell v. University of Pittsburgh
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2876
Kathryn Gwiazda v. LVNV Funding LLC
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3295
Parastu Sharifi v. Township of East Windsor
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1714
Tyrone Bentley v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2390
USA v. Jeffrey Olson
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2727
Joseph Cammarata v.
Date: December 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2915
Bruce Rowan v. Warden James T Vaughn Correctional Center
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1298
Francis Brown v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: December 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2273
USA v. Caraballo  
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1976

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves an appeal by Michael Caraballo who was sentenced for an aggravated assault. He challenges the District Court's finding that the injuries sustained by his victim amounted to serious bodily injury rather…

USA v. Irvin Bethea
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2043
USA v. Iklas Davis
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2807
Anderson Excavating LLC v. Weiss World LP
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3278
Deborah Redman v. USA
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1871
Robert Endrikat v. George Little
Date: December 8, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2167
Voneida v. Johnson  
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1264

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the appellant, Steven Voneida, a former convict, appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, arguing that his conviction for transmitting threatening communications was no longer…

Javier Artache v. Superintendent Forest SCI
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1500
Joy Beatty v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2361
USA v. Joseph Vezo
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2982
USA v. Michael Goldner
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3183
Giovanni Lepore v. SelectQuote Insurance Services Inc
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3390
USA v. Michael Goldner
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1016
Florence Kocher v. Secretary US Dept of Veterans Affairs
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1108
USA v. Clifton Shields
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1305
Patrick Lavecchia v. Christian Fleming
Date: December 7, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1322
Thomas v. City of Harrisburg  
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2963

Justia Opinion Summary: Sherelle Thomas, on behalf of the estate of Terelle Thomas, sued the City of Harrisburg, PrimeCare Medical, Inc., and several individual law enforcement officers (the Officers) alleging that they failed to provide…

Thomas v. City of Harrisburg
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2963
Thomas v. City of Harrisburg  
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2963

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reviewed a case involving the estate of Terelle Thomas who died after ingesting a large amount of cocaine while in police custody. The plaintiffs, acting on behalf…

Arthur DeGeorge v. John Marincola
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3018
Mohamed Barry v. David Anderson
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3098
Medical Technology Associates II Inc v. Carl Rausch
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1129
USA v. Andrew Barbeau
Date: December 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1685
USA v. Hunter  
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3316

Justia Opinion Summary: A traffic stop conducted by Pennsylvania State Trooper Galen Clemons resulted in the arrest of Jamar Hunter after a loaded Glock-45 semi-automatic handgun was discovered in Hunter's waistband. This discovery followed a…

USA v. William Thompson
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2107
USA v. Jamal Eberhardt
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2804
Hernandez v. MicroBilt Corp  
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3135

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the plaintiff, Maria Del Rosario Hernandez, filed a lawsuit against MicroBilt Corporation alleging the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act after the lender denied her loan application based on…

Christopher West v. Mark Emig
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3205
USA v. Jabbar Pierce
Date: December 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3428
USA v. Donnell Warren
Date: December 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2119
Larry Ferguson v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: December 1, 2023
Docket Number: 17-2819
PJM Power Providers Group v. FERC  
Date: December 1, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3068

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reviewed a consolidated action related to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) acceptance of a tariff filed by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), a…

Ursa Operating Company LLC v.
Date: December 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1729
Anthony Testa v. IRS
Date: November 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3382
USA v. Marc Harris
Date: November 29, 2023
Docket Number: 17-1861
Omar Vacaro Cargoso v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: November 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1475
Deborah Grooms v. Ally Financial
Date: November 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2285
Omar Folk v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: November 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2527
Caleb McGillvary v.
Date: November 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2660
USA v. Clifton Junius
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2208
USA v. Daniel Coach, Jr.
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2267
Melvin Walker v. Pennsylvania Office of Administration
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2047
Ercole A. Mirarchi v. United States Executive Branch of the Government
Date: November 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2673
Acrison Inc v. Anthony Rainone
Date: November 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3274
Charles Bruce v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: November 24, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2336
Robert Swift v.
Date: November 24, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2887
Iveliz Morales v. Commonwealth Financial Systems Inc
Date: November 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3388
Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation LLLP v. EPA
Date: November 22, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1094
Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation LLLP v. EPA
Date: November 22, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1094
Rene Galicia-Martinez v. Attorney General United States
Date: November 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2488
Mark Goldberg v. David Ortiz
Date: November 21, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1954
Yarelis Rivera v. Ronald Edwards
Date: November 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1286
Fawad Syed v. Warden Loretto FCI
Date: November 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2490
Muhammad Leach v. Kathleen Biscoe
Date: November 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1431
United States v. Junius  
Date: November 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2208

Justia Opinion Summary: Coach and Junius were involved in a drug distribution operation in North Philadelphia from 1992-2001. Coach was head of the operation and engaged in multiple acts of violence, including several homicides. Junius engaged…

USA v. Coach  
Date: November 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2267

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Daniel Coach and Clifton Junius, who were both involved in a drug distribution operation, appealed the denials of their motions for sentence reduction under the First Step Act. They argued that their…

Terrence Graham v. Jerome Moschetta
Date: November 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2225
DeShawn Drumgo, Sr. v. Reese
Date: November 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2491
Edward Baim v. Joel Dukart
Date: November 16, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1424
Eugene Wilson v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: November 15, 2023
Docket Number: 18-2154
USA v. Raymon Walters
Date: November 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1812
Joan E. Quinn v. Avco Corporation
Date: November 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1596
United States v. Stewart  
Date: November 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2770

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2022, Stewart, serving a life sentence for drug trafficking, racketeering, and attempted money laundering, moved for compassionate release, 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). He cited his record of rehabilitation, the risks…

Joseph Aruanno v. State of New Jersey
Date: November 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2226
Firkon James v. USA
Date: November 13, 2023
Docket Number: 20-2303
USA v. James Cole
Date: November 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1518
Pace O Matic Inc v. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
Date: November 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2445
Emily Sousa v. Amazon.com Inc
Date: November 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3043
USA v. Justin McConnell
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3153
Ernest Wholaver, Jr. v. Jaime Sorber
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3190
USA v. Kyle Paine
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3358
Michael Coniker v. Jeffrey Monfortoh
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1507
USA v. Justin Law
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2061
Sandra Rumanek v.
Date: November 9, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2724
Amy Patrick v. Reliance Standard Life Insure
Date: November 8, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1681
Amy Patrick v. Reliance Standard Life Insuran
Date: November 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1034
William Medina v. Sal Aprile
Date: November 8, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2055
Lutter v. Jneso  
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2205

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, Lutter began working for Essex County, in a bargaining unit represented by JNESO. Under Supreme Court precedent (Abood), a public-sector union could charge fees from non-union members whom the union represented.…

Robert McManus v. Walgreens Co
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2791
USA v. Hikeem Torrence
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2803
USA v. Terell Crump
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3379
Michael Carter v. Megan Hayes
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2200
Francis Brown v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2273
Pascal Gedeon v.
Date: November 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2589
Sean Donahue v. City of Hazleton
Date: November 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3029
Keith Tutt v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Date: November 3, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2039
Nicholas Martino v.
Date: November 3, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2723
In re: Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litigation  
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1950

Justia Opinion Summary: Hackers infiltrated Wawa’s payment systems and obtained the credit and bank card data of about 22,000,000 customers. Wawa announced the breach on December 19, 2019; by the next day, attorneys had identified plaintiffs…

Crystal Weimer v. County of Fayette
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2363
Thomas Gage v. Wells Fargo Bank NA AS
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2320
Michael Rinaldi v.
Date: November 2, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2365
Walsh v. Eastern Montgomery County Area Local 2233
Date: November 1, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1026
Thomas Givens v. WalMart Stores Inc
Date: October 31, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2989
USA v. Lawrence Bush
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2629
Luis Acevedo-Guallpa v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2784
USA v. Le'Var Brown
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3195
USA v. Harvey Holland
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2157
Melvin Abdullah El-Amin v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: October 30, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2209
NFL Players Concussion Injury Litigation v.
Date: October 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2381
USA v. Shaquill Morris
Date: October 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2781
Stouffer v. Union Railroad Co.  
Date: October 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1680

Justia Opinion Summary: Stouffer was terminated at age 41 after working eight years for the Railroad. He sued, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated (Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 621), claiming that the Railroad…

Janssen Products LP v. Evenus Pharmaceuticals Laboratories Inc  
Date: October 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2426

Justia Opinion Summary: Janssen spent 10 years and over half a billion dollars developing an injectable version of the cancer drug trabectedin and patented some of the manufacturing processes. The data, specifications, and manufacturing…

Monir Ahmmed v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: October 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1084
Solid State Chemicals LTD v. Ashland Inc
Date: October 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2724
Michael Harrison v. Theodore Harrison
Date: October 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3361
United States v. Savage  
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Numbers: 14-1493, 14-2677, 14-3975

Justia Opinion Summary: Under Kaboni’s leadership, the KSO gang sold drugs. While Kaboni was incarcerated, Kidada coordinated KSO activities. Northington was a KSO drug dealer and enforcer, causing one murder and committing another. Merritt…

United States v. Northington
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Numbers: 14-2677, 14-1493, 14-3975
USA v. Robert Merritt
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 14-3975
Michael McLaughlin v. District Attorney Philadelphia
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2775
Marie Ubaldini v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2686
USA v. Harvey Holland
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2764
Bouazza Ouaziz v. City of Jersey
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3385
Larry Whetstone v. Fraley and Schilling Trucking Co
Date: October 24, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1834
Barbara Thompkins v. Municipality of Penn Hills
Date: October 23, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3012
USA v. Arless Leito
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1171
Irwin Delay v. Dollar Energy Fund
Date: October 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1846
Giovanni Lopresti v. Carole A. Johnson
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1435
Daniel Leisten v. CBS Broadcasting Inc
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2551
Shaun Curry v. USA
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2594
Logic Technology Development LLC v. United States Food and Drug Administration  
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3030

Justia Opinion Summary: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requires any tobacco product not on the market before February 15, 2007, to receive FDA approval, 21 U.S.C. 387j(a)(1)–(2). Only if the FDA concludes that “permitting…

Robert Ruff v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Date: October 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2448
William Kemp v. Superintendent Huntingdon SCI
Date: October 18, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3165
Willie Abney v. SEPTA
Date: October 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1351
USA v. Nyree Letterlough
Date: October 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2703
USA v. Saqueena Williams
Date: October 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3119
Jameson Rosado v. Joseph Dickson
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3218
Henry Gofan, Jr. v. Darlene Pereksta
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3313
USA v. Jeffrey Holland
Date: October 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2044
USA v. John Gunther
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2791
A. J. v. Mastery Charter High School
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2900
Sheila Eyajan v. Ashtabula County Public Defender
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1363
Brigitte Nelson v. Acre Mortgage & Financial Inc
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1860
John Smith v. Vito Geroulo
Date: October 16, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1909
Shakira Brown v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2853
USA v. Michael Cheff
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2856
USA v. Carlos Vallejo
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3211
Jin-Pyong Yim v. National Institutes of Health
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1601
Derrick Ellerbe v.
Date: October 13, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2692
USA v. Jesus Briseno-Flores
Date: October 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2364
Huber v. Simons Agency Inc  
Date: October 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2483

Justia Opinion Summary: Huber visited Crozer doctors on four separate occasions, incurring debts to Crozer of $178, $78, $83.50, and $178. Crozer's debt collection agency, SAI, sent a form collection letter, with an “Account Summary” that…

USA v. Jeffrey Holland
Date: October 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2763
Donald Cole v.
Date: October 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2349
USA v. Joshua Shenego
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1901
Antoine Poteat v. Gerald Lydon
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2114
Felix Cruz v.
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1080
USA v. Anthony Gatling
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1112
Omar Folk v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1936
Yakov Pisman v. Warden Allenwood FCI Low
Date: October 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2048
Francienna Grant v. Michael Elias
Date: October 10, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3128
USA v. Harvey Holland
Date: October 10, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2063
Olario Palacio v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: October 10, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2318
Yessica Molina-Ramirez v. Attorney General United States
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1314
Stefan Ingram v. Experian Information Solutions
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2430
Stefan Ingram v. Experian Information Solutions
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2430
USA v. David Ramirez
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1656
USA v. Donna Summerlin
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2054
USA v. Duane Cash, Jr.
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2713
USA v. Harvey Holland
Date: October 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2764
USA v. Cotha Grant
Date: October 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3167
Duncan Morgen-Westrick v. Pennsylvania State University
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2767
Jenkins Everett v. Robinson
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2890
USA v. John Golom
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2980
Henry Holmes v. Michael Veith
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3263
Carla Slater v. Janet Yellen
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1091
USA v. Mark Icker
Date: October 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2255
Tracey Power v. Bayonne Board of Education
Date: October 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2553
Frank Dimarco v. Borough of Saint Clair
Date: October 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2865
Carmen Barrios Duenas v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: October 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3024
Shawn Shaw v.
Date: October 3, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2124
Lorelie Hartwell, as personal represetative v. USA
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3524
Ingram v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.  
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2430

Justia Opinion Summary: Ingram discovered a fraudulent Comcast account in his name for an address where he never lived. Ingram filed a direct dispute with Comcast, which requested several documents, including a notarized FTC fraud and identity…

Elaine Mickman v. Philadelphia Professional Collections LLC
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2598
USA v. David Weaver
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2901
USA v. Omar McBride
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3069
Allison Overcash v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3289
Keyron Binns v. Joe Torsella
Date: October 2, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2134
Dzielak v. Whirlpool Corp  
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 20-2551

Justia Opinion Summary: Since 1992, the Energy Star Program has set energy efficiency standards for categories of products and permitted approved products to bear the Energy Star logo. Three models of Whirlpool top-loading clothes washers were…

Charlene Dzielak v. Whirlpool Corp
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 20-2661
USA v. Charles Esham
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3203
USA v. Charles Esham
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3203
Guram Ungiadze v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3252
Diego Sica-Lopez v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1042
Jose Torres v.
Date: September 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2568
David Hatchigian v. Kristen Morris
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3302
David Yarborough v. Monroe Hudson
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2346
USA v. Stamatios Kousisis
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3679
USA v. Alpha Painting & Construction
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3774
Vanessa Sherod v. Comprehensive Healthcare Manag
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3287
Philidor RX Services LLC v. Polsinelli PC
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2836
Kwame Dwumaah v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3378
Edith Farina v. Bank of New York
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3383
Xing Zheng v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1035
Pesikan v. Attorney General United States  
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3307

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1992, Pesikan a six-year-old citizen of Bosnia, along with his mother, fled Bosnia. In 1998, they entered the U.S. as refugees and gained lawful permanent resident status. In 2017, Pesikan caused a car accident. A…

United States v. Packer  
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2554

Justia Opinion Summary: Packer was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, and a substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B) and…

PG Publishing Co Inc v. National Labor Relations Board  
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2774

Justia Opinion Summary: The Post-Gazette began moving to an all-digital format, which led to the termination of two paperhandlers represented by the Union. The layoffs took place during negotiations for a successor to the collective bargaining…

Jobanpreet Singh v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3315
Michael Markowitz v. William Nicholson
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1691
USA v. Jeffrey Holland
Date: September 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2166
Andrea Mudie v. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Date: September 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2132
USA v. Stamatios Kousisis
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3679
United States v. Alpha Painting & Construction Co., Inc.  
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Numbers: 19-3774, 19-3679

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2018, Kousisis and Alpha Painting were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1349, and three counts of wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1343. The charges arose from false documents filed concerning…

Zachary Greenberg v. Jerry M. Lehocky
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1733
Zachary Greenberg v. Jerry M. Lehocky
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1733
Lynn Stroman v. United States of America
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2241
National Liability & Fire Insurance Co v. Brimar Transit Inc
Date: September 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2565
USA v. Stamatios Kousisis
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3679
USA v. Alpha Painting & Construction
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 19-3774
Darus Hunter v. City of Philadelphia
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2912
VI Carnival Committee Inc. v. VI Department of Tourism
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2658
Beauti Das v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3229
Allyson Wallace v. Easter Jones
Date: September 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1392
Jonathan Gilmore v. Stephany McGann
Date: September 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1467
USA v. Daniel Gatson
Date: September 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1660
Brian Davis v. George Wigen
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3162
Brian Davis v. George Wigen
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3162
Durham v. Kelley  
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3187

Justia Opinion Summary: Durham, a prisoner with lumbar stenosis, received epidural steroid injections for pain and was prescribed a walking cane. In 2020, Durham was sent to a quarantine unit without his cane. For 10 days, Durham repeatedly,…

Rolando Trinidad v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2687
Isaiah Ransome v. Steven Longstreth
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1726
USA v. Chaka Fattah, Jr.
Date: September 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2396
Christine Finkbeiner v. Geisinger Clinic
Date: September 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2714
Catherine Baker v. Croda Inc
Date: September 15, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3360
Avila v. Attorney General United States of America  
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1374

Justia Opinion Summary: Avila, a citizen of Honduras, experienced extreme sexual violence and attempted suicide more than once before fleeing Honduras. She became a lawful permanent resident in 2001. Between 1990-2004, she was convicted of…

Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co v. MSHR
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2191
Jeremiah Moore v. District Attorney Montgomery County
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2642
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. Mosluoglu Inc
Date: September 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2749
Ira Trocki v. Penn National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co
Date: September 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1483
Jodi Chute v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: September 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3180
Saddie Gomez v. SEPTA
Date: September 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3230
Washington Street LLC v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co
Date: September 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3396
Jairo Velasquez-Contreas v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1354
Harry Watkins v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1426
USA v. Shamont Sapp
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3093
Isaac Naranjo v. T. Walter
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3435
Benny Santos Arias v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1285
Michael Dukes v. Stephanie Wood
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1711
USA v. Brian Perri
Date: September 12, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2243
Donna Javitz v. Luzerne County
Date: September 11, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2519
Robert Holton v. Bobby Henon
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1620
Chad Parker v. Governor of Pennsylvania
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2789
Patricia Lee v. Jane Gallina Mecca
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2871
Jennica Carmona v. New Jersey Department of Education
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2874
Bennie Anderson v. Paula Price
Date: September 8, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3058
Rogers v. Superintendent Greene SCI  
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2601

Justia Opinion Summary: Three men joined in a shootout, but only Rogers was convicted of murdering a bystander caught in their crossfire. At his trial, Rogers’s attorney did not object while the trial judge admonished a trial witness…

Mark Twardzik v. HP Inc
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2650
Pim Brands Inc v. Haribo of America Inc.  
Date: September 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2821

Justia Opinion Summary: About 20 years ago, PIM introduced a chewy candy, watermelon-flavored, wedge-shaped Sour Jacks Wedges. Its colors match its flavor: a green layer topped by a thin white band with a larger red section. PIM advertised the…

USA v. Allen Enoch
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 17-2089
Claire Hickey v. University of Pittsburgh
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2013
Claire Hickey v. University of Pittsburgh
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2013
USA v. Gilberto Wence
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2618
New Jersey Second Amendment Society v. New Jersey Press Association
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2938
John Kliesh v. Redevelopment Authority of Bucks County
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1427
Khamraj Lall v.
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2034
USA v. Sean Hagins
Date: September 6, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2230
Center for Biological Diversit v. EPA
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3023
Center for Biological Diversit v. EPA
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1012
USA v. Leocadio Isip, Jr.
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3210
Caleb McGillvary v.
Date: September 5, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2188
Ramone Coto v. Superintendent Graterford SCI
Date: September 1, 2023
Docket Number: 17-2514
USA v. Toron Crocker
Date: September 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1496
USA v. Steven Schwartz
Date: September 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2852
Armoni Johnson v. McGinley
Date: September 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3288
USA v. Keith Gant
Date: August 31, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3117
Shanthi Hejamadi v. Midland Funding LLC
Date: August 31, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1846
Kassim Mouzone v. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Date: August 31, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2886
Vernon Robbins v. John Wetzel
Date: August 31, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2051
Rush v. City of Philadelphia  
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1298

Justia Opinion Summary: Philadelphia Police obtained a search warrant for the house where Dennis resided, suspecting that it was being used for drug activity. Dennis was not home. Six officers performing surveillance were in plain clothes “to…

Henry Washington v. Jonathan Barnhart
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2180
Jalil Pratt v. Superintendent Benner Township
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2328
Michael Harrison v. Theodore Harrison
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2521
Jonathan Valentin v. Philadelphia County Sheriffs Department
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1527
Al-Hasani v. Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security  
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1603

Justia Opinion Summary: Al-Hasani was born in Syria in 1966. He worked there as a human rights lawyer. In 2003, Al-Hasani married Khalili, who lived in Morocco. After their son was born, the Syrian government imposed a travel ban on Al-Hasani,…

Jenn-Ching Luo v. Owen J Roberts School District
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1632
Darold Palmore v. Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1045
Ishmael Ali Shukar Burk v. Favaloro
Date: August 30, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1973
Three Rivers Hydroponics LLC v. Florists Mutual Insurance Co
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1140
Greenberg v. Lehocky  
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1733

Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania amended Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 to prohibit harassment and discrimination in the practice of law. Greenberg, a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney, regularly gives…

United States v. Mercado  
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1947

Justia Opinion Summary: Mercado filed weekly fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims, collecting a total of $37,555 in benefits. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. 1343. His plea agreement endorsed the possibility of a…

Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Pennsylvania v. Community College of Allegheny County  
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2030

Justia Opinion Summary: A project labor agreement (PLA) is a collective-bargaining agreement between a project owner, contractors, and unions, setting the terms and conditions of employment for a particular construction project. The terms can…

Patrick Julney v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2636
J. Ruttle v. Sandi Brady
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3000
Amin Rashid v.
Date: August 29, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1890
United States v. Montalvo-Flores  
Date: August 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1752

Justia Opinion Summary: Officers swarmed a New Jersey hotel room to execute an arrest warrant for Montalvo-Flores in connection with his suspected involvement in a robbery. They found car keys during a search incident to arrest. Although…

Winn Dixie Stores v. Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative Inc  
Date: August 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2289

Justia Opinion Summary: Winn-Dixie sued EMMC, its individual farmer members, and certain downstream distributors claiming their price-fixing agreement violated the Sherman Act. 15 U.S.C. 1. EMMC, a cooperative of mushroom growers, targets the…

Druding v. Care Alternatives  
Date: August 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1035

Justia Opinion Summary: Former employees of Alternatives, a for-profit hospice provider, sued under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. 3729, alleging that Alternatives submitted claims for Medicare reimbursement despite inadequate documentation in…

Zenith Insurance Co. v. Newell  
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1748

Justia Opinion Summary: M.P.N. manufactures radiators in Philadelphia. Mercer worked at M.P.N. from 2015-2017. In 2019, Mercer sued., alleging that M.P.N. concealed blood test results showing that he had dangerously high levels of zinc and lead…

United States v. Washington  
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3299

Justia Opinion Summary: Federal Protective Service, within DHS, hires Protective Service Officers for federal property and can secure contracts for private security. FPS contracted with a private security company, to provide security for the…

Calvin Brackbill v. Stephen Ruff
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1628
Gurmeet Sran v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1685
Frederick Banks v.
Date: August 24, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1933
Omar Steele v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3260
Epsilon Energy USA Inc. v. Chesapeake Appalachia LLC  
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1280

Justia Opinion Summary: Epsilon, an Ohio corporation with a principal place of business in Texas, entered into Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs) with companies, including Chesapeake, an LLC whose sole member is an Oklahoma citizen, to develop…

Omar Folk v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Date: August 23, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1935
Bray Murray v. Smithbower
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2156
Sarah Car Care Inc v. LogistiCare Solutions LLC
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3108
United States v. Titus  
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1516

Justia Opinion Summary: Titus’s solo medical practice, in its last 13 months, earned $1.1 million by distributing more than 20,000 prescriptions for Schedule II drugs. Titus often did only cursory physical examinations before prescribing…

Green Tree Community Health Foundation v. Admiral Insurance Co
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2602
Sanjay Bhatnagar v. Matthew Meyer
Date: August 22, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2848
Wilson v. United States  
Date: August 21, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1940

Justia Opinion Summary: Pretrial detainee Wilson complained to Philadelphia Federal Detention Center medical staff about a lump on his testicle in November 2017. They allegedly stated that such a lump was probably cancerous. Wilson subsequently…

Tony Rardon v. Falcon Safety Products Inc
Date: August 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1594
Brian Kelley v. AW & HO Holdings Inc
Date: August 21, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1596
Gurpreet Singh v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1045
USA v. John Tejada
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2375
Apex Construction Co Inc v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2675
Bluewater Construction Inc v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2676
MSI Building Supplies Inc v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2677
United Corporation v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2678
Impex Trading International Inc v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2679
B&B Manufacturing Inc v. United States Virgin Islands
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2680
Thomas Gage v. Keith Lynch
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1168
National Shooting Sports Foundation v. Attorney General New Jersey  
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1214

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2022, New Jersey passed a law, N.J. Stat. 2C:58-33(a), that empowers only the state’s Attorney General to sue gun-industry members whose “unlawful … or unreasonable” conduct “contribute[s] to a public nuisance in [New…

Karen Tucker v. HP Inc
Date: August 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2008
John Smith v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 20-1994
Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp.  
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1613

Justia Opinion Summary: Following workplace-safety regulations, Precision requires its rig hands to wear flame-retardant coveralls, steel-toed boots, hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, and earplugs. The rig hands, wanting to be paid for the…

USA v. Anthony Cann
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2525
Dometa Moye v. Verland Foundation
Date: August 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2568
Anthony B. v. Colonial School District
Date: August 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1640
Justin Glover, Jr. v. Superintendent Fayette SCI
Date: August 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2126
United States v. Henderson  
Date: August 15, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2613

Justia Opinion Summary: Police stopped Henderson for a traffic violation, searched his vehicle, and found a loaded semiautomatic firearm with an obliterated serial number and 13 rounds of ammunition. Henderson pled guilty to possession of a…

Mary Brophy v. Alexander Belfi
Date: August 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1533
Hickey v. University of Pittsburgh  
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2013

Justia Opinion Summary: The universities, Pitt and Temple, offer traditional, on-campus educational programs. Temple also offers fully online distance-learning programs, which are separately advertised and priced. Students who enrolled in the…

Candido Lopez-Galeno v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2425
Timothy Defoggi v. Warden Fort Dix FCI
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1085
Quincy Patrick v. Kingston Police Department
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1348
Michael Washington v.
Date: August 11, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2269
Smith v. President United States of America
Date: August 10, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3091
Estate of Ronald Singletary v. City of Philadelphia
Date: August 10, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3269
USA v. Faizal Bhimani
Date: August 10, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1436
USA v. Jonathan Jacome
Date: August 10, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2027
Vamusa Kosh Ishmael v. Attorney General United States
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2563
Medical Associates of Erie v. Zaycosky  
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1402

Justia Opinion Summary: MAE and Zaycosky entered an employment contract. They could not agree on when Zaycosky promised to start his employment, so MAE sued in the state court venue prescribed in the contract. Zaycosky removed the case to…

Lisa Carlson v. Qualtek Wireless LLC
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2569
Wolff v. Aetna Life Insurance Co  
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 22-8056

Justia Opinion Summary: Wolff received a settlement from the other driver, following a car accident. Aetna sought to collect some of the settlement funds to recoup the disability benefits it had paid to Wolff under her employer's disability…

Timothy Fellows v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Date: August 9, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1902
United States v. Porat  
Date: August 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1560

Justia Opinion Summary: Porat, the Dean of the Fox School of Business at Temple University, was “almost obsessed with rankings.” To manipulate Fox’s U.S. New and World Report rankings, he submitted false information about students taking the…

Tamara Hill v. Weston Solutions Inc
Date: August 7, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1566
Michael Wiggins v. Universal Protection Services LLC
Date: August 7, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1054
Sekema Gentles v. Borough of Pottstown
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 20-2738
Clark v. United States  
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2704

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1985, Clark and Devose assaulted and kidnapped a postal worker at gunpoint, stripped him of his uniform, and restrained him in his truck. Disguised in the uniform, Devose gained entry to a banker’s home, where they…

Davis v. Wigen  
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3162

Justia Opinion Summary: Davis, a non-citizen, and Beckford, a U.S. citizen, met when they were children. In 1993, Davis was sentenced to life in prison for nonviolent drug convictions. When his sentence was reduced to 30 years in 2008, the two…

Robert Cuvo v. Pocono Mountain School District
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1576
John Butler v. Howard Sissem
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2349
USA v. Toye Tutis
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1796
Angel Rodriguez v.
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1877
Michael Owens v. PA Minority Business Development Authority of the
Date: August 4, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1896
Charles Whitney v. M. Lamas
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 19-2683
Stephen Drizos v. PNC Investments LLC
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1736
Utility Workers United Association Local 537 v. Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO  
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2142

Justia Opinion Summary: Local 537 scheduled a vote to disaffiliate from UWUA and formed a new union, Independent 537. UWUA learned of the impending vote and declared an emergency trusteeship over Local 537. Ninety percent of Local 537 members…

Suk Ryu v. Bank of Hope
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2574
Robert Swinton, Jr. v. USA
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2905
Michael Robinson v. City of Shamokin
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1612
Ricky Thompson-El v. Chris Basher
Date: August 3, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1623
Prater v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections  
Date: August 2, 2023
Docket Number: 19-1732

Justia Opinion Summary: This consolidated case concerns three appeals from orders entered by magistrate judges in the Western District of Pennsylvania in cases filed under 42 U.S.C. 1983. One case was involuntarily dismissed without prejudice…

Benjamin Cooper v. Wellpath
Date: August 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2510
Tyrone White v. Tina Pagotto
Date: August 2, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3257
United States v. Shaknitz  
Date: August 2, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1257

Justia Opinion Summary: Shaknitz pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography, 18 U.S.C. 2252(a), and one count of possession of child pornography. Shaknitz was sentenced to a 170-month term of…

Christopher Ellington v. Sable Vance
Date: August 1, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1910
United States v. Kramer  
Date: August 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1358

Justia Opinion Summary: Kramer’s then-wife, Terry, found a document on her husband’s computer that led her to believe that Kramer had engaged in sexual conduct with a minor. Later, Terry found photographs on Kramer’s cellphone depicting the…

Francisco Naula-Leon v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: August 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1539
Jeremiah Moore v. Durand
Date: August 1, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2915
Lesroy Browne v. National Collegiate Student Loan Trust
Date: August 1, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2017
Darryl Newkirk v. Superintendent Huntingdon SCI
Date: July 31, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1739
Deury Plasencia v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 20-1242
Zurn Industries Inc v. Allstate Insurance Co  
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3032

Justia Opinion Summary: For many years, Zurn, a manufacturer of plumbing products and accessories, has faced multiple lawsuits in which claimants allege bodily injury or wrongful death caused by asbestos in its products. To cover litigation…

Luis Diaz Almanzar v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3092
United States v. Stanford  
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1272

Justia Opinion Summary: Following the armed robbery of a Winston-Salem, North Carolina convenience store, officers obtained a warrant for Stanford’s arrest and contacted Wilmington Detective Cannon for help apprehending Stanford, whom they…

Oxford House Inc v. Township of North Bergen
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2336
James Rose, Jr. v. Shannon Tyndale
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1203
Jerome Washington v. Gilmore
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1639
E. Thomas Scarborough, III v.
Date: July 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2021
USA v. Anthony Andrews
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 17-2078
Anil Nayee v. Administrator New Jersey State
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2022
Mylan Inc v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1193

Justia Opinion Summary: Mylan regularly submitted abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) to the FDA, often including Paragraph IV certifications stating that the proposed generic drug at issue would not infringe valid patents. Mylan…

Cynthia Pollick v. Mark McAndrew
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1691
George Kelly v. Peerstar LLC
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3031
Susan Schiavone v. State Farm Insurance Co
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3245
Akeem Gumbs v.
Date: July 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2197
Battle Born Munitions Inc v. Dicks Sporting Goods
Date: July 26, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1005
Patricia Lee v. Alan Chan
Date: July 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1133
LeAnthony Winston v. Warden Canaan USP
Date: July 26, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1969
Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3023

Justia Opinion Summary: The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of certain air pollution control technology for use at various Pennsylvania industrial facilities. The Center argues that the…

American Home Assurance Co v. Superior Well Services Inc
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1498
American Home Assurance Co v. Superior Well Services Inc
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1498
Kairys v. Southern Pines Trucking, Inc  
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1783

Justia Opinion Summary: The owner and CEO of Southern Pines (Pat) recruited Kairys as Vice President of Sales to grow the company’s cryogenic trucking services. Soon after he started the job, Kairys required hip replacement surgery. Kairys had…

Jose Avila Garcia v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3185
David Webb v. State of Delaware
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3266
Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation LLLP v. United States Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: July 25, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1094

Justia Opinion Summary: Port Hamilton Refinery purchased an existing St. Croix petroleum refinery at a 2021 bankruptcy auction, hoping to resume operations. The Refinery had for decades served as the backbone of St. Croix’s local economy until…

Augustus Simmons v. David Perry
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1059
Christine Jankowski v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2212
Kevin Lewis v. New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2782
John Williams v. Wetzel
Date: July 24, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1562
Gillette v. Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility  
Date: July 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1047

Justia Opinion Summary: Gillette, a serial sex offender, received a 27-year sentence for sex crimes. After his release, he never registered as a sex offender. On a tip, law enforcement found that Gillette had been living with a 15-year-old boy…

USA v. Altese Moore
Date: July 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2006
Perez v. Borough of Johnsonburg  
Date: July 21, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2559

Justia Opinion Summary: Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania Officer Cuneo learned that the St. Marys Police Department had a search warrant to obtain a DNA sample from Perez. Cuneo knew Perez, a local with a history of illegal drug use. A log entry…

United States v. Vepuri  
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1562

Justia Opinion Summary: Vepuri is the de facto director of KVK-Tech, a generic drug manufacturer. He employed Panchal as its director of quality assurance. KVK-Tech manufactured and sold Hydroxyzine, a prescription generic drug used to treat…

Jenn-Ching Luo v. Owen J Roberts School District
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1632
Sapp v. Industrial Action Services LLC  
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2181

Justia Opinion Summary: An Asset Purchase Agreement provided that the sellers could receive variable payments (Earn-Out Consideration) if the post-merger company (IAS) achieved specific benchmarks. Section 2.6(c) specifies that IAS had to…

USA v. Lorie Sharpe
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2499
USA v. Raymond Kraynak
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2500
Lynnann Voorhees v. Indu Tolia
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1115
Gregory Thomas v. Michael Clark
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1768
Jamie McVicker v. Rita Comacho
Date: July 20, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1794
Harisadhan Patra v. Pennsylvania State System of H
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 20-2320
United States v. Hallinan  
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Numbers: 21-1362, 21-2623, 22-1953, 22-2328

Justia Opinion Summary: For 15 years, Charles ran 26 payday-lending companies, violating state criminal laws against usury, charging fees roughly equal to 780% interest per year. The companies grossed nearly half a billion dollars. Charles was…

Julio Bonilla v. Kevin Ransom
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2412
Adel Gebra v. Attorney General United States
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2957
United States v. Rivera  
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3293

Justia Opinion Summary: Rivera flew from Miami to Saint Thomas, where Customs officers selected her for extra screening and asked her to fill out a Customs Declaration Form. On the Form, and in statements to officers, Rivera claimed ownership…

Anthony Johnson v. State of Pennsylvania
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3359
Culp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1789

Justia Opinion Summary: The Culps each received $8,826.30 to settle a lawsuit and reported their payments as “Other income,” “PRIZES, AWARDS” in their 2015 tax return. In 2017 the IRS proposed to increase their taxes owed for 2015 to reflect a…

Schrader v. District Attorney York County  
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2037

Justia Opinion Summary: Before Dante (age 2) died, his aunt, Mercado, filed a report with the Office of Children and Youth Services, which investigated Dante’s welfare. Bowie, who was dating Dante’s mother, was charged with murdering him. In…

USA v. Gongda Xue
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2609
Martaba Akramova v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2689
Reibin Catalan-Lopez v. Attorney General United States of America
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2840
Michael Grasso v. Toby Katz
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2896
USA v. Felix Roche
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3094
USA v. Chaka Fattah, Jr.
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1064
Assem Abulkhair v. FBI
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1278
USA v. Kevin Hiller
Date: July 19, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1636
Kenneth Taggart v. Deutsche Bank National Trust C
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 21-2278
Robert J. Murphy v.
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1429
USA v. Rubbin Sarpong
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1884
Ifeoma Ezekwo v. Caliber Home Loans Inc
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2084
Hong Zhuang v. EMD Performance Materials Corp
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1401
USA v. Mark Icker
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1410
USA v. Randy Tapia
Date: July 18, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1811
Berkelhammer v. ADP TotalSource Group Inc.  
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1618

Justia Opinion Summary: Berkelhammer and Ruiz participated in the ADP TotalSource Retirement Savings Plan, an investment portfolio managed by NFP. They filed suit under section 502(a)(2) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974…

USA v. Felix Roche
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3094
USA v. Robert Martin
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3402
Daniel Teed v. Warden Allenwood FCI Low
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-1181
Atif Malik v.
Date: July 17, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2020
USA v. Keshi Ives
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3086
Linda Wright v. USA
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-1164
United States v. Jumper  
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2085

Justia Opinion Summary: Jumper, a securities broker-dealer, arranged financing on behalf of private investors for the purchase of a Pennsylvania fire-brick manufacturer. Jumper fraudulently obtained authority to transfer the company’s pension…

Cellco Partnership v. White Deer Township Zoning Hearing Board  
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2392

Justia Opinion Summary: In White Deer Township, a four-mile gap in Verizon’s wireless coverage overlays Interstate 80; Verizon customers are likely to experience “dropped calls,” “ineffective call attempts,” and “garbled audio.” The area is…

USA v. Korei Melton
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3261
In re: Jose Torres v.
Date: July 14, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2085
Mervilus v. Union County  
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 21-3185

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, Mervilus, age 22, supported his mother, a cancer patient, and two younger siblings. Abreu accused Mervilus of robbing and stabbing him. Mervilus agreed to take a polygraph examination. Earlier that year,…

United States v. United States Sugar Corp.  
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2806

Justia Opinion Summary: Imperial Sugar went bankrupt in 2001 and suffered a costly accident in 2008, prompting its sale to Louis Dreyfus. Imperial receives from Louis Dreyfus only minimal investment and is an “import-based, price-uncompetitive…

Sean Robinson v.
Date: July 13, 2023
Docket Number: 23-2056
G. S. v. Penn Trafford School District
Date: July 12, 2023
Docket Number: 20-3281
USA v. Qushawn Brown
Date: July 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-2873
Donald L. DeMuth v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Date: July 12, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3032

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