District Court

MEMORANDA AND ORDERS

AUGUST 08, 2024

BY SURRICK, J.

USA v. Burgess et al; 19-402; The foregoing reasons, Defendant�s pro se Motion will be denied.

Auteri v. Via Affiliates; 22-3384; The foregoing reason, Defendant�s Motion is granted.

BY McHUGH, J.

Allegheny County Employees� Retirement System v. Energy Transfer LP et al; 20-200; The reasons set forth, Defendants� motion for summary judgment will be denied in part and granted in part. Because I am denying Defendants� motion only as to the August 2018 loss causation date, only the pipeline capacity and construction timeline statements and their corresponding scienter survive.

BY BARTLE, J.

Simon v. First Savings Bank of Indiana et al; 23-721; Simon falls well short of this high bar. There is not even a scintilla of evidence of fraud.

Carr v. Jefferson Defined Benefit Plan et al; 23-1822; Plaintiff�s motions for summary judgment in Count II for a penalty will be granted in the amount of $4,070. Defendant�s motion for summary judgment in Count II will be denied.

BY MARSTON, J.

Lunemann v. Kooma III LLC; 23-3704; The Court grants the motion for approval of the class/collective settlement and approves Plaintiff�s request for an award of attorney�s fees, reimbursement of expenses to class counsel, and a service award in the amount of $2,500.00.

BY PAPPERT, J.

Jones v. Thompson et al; 23-3851; The Court will screen the amended complaint and, if necessary, issue an order regarding new service documents for the newly named Defendants to effect service by the U.S. Marshals Service.

BY RUFE, J.

Mackler et al v. SME, Inc. USA et al; 23-4353; The reasons stated above, Defendants� motion to transfer will be granted. An appropriate order will be entered.

BY SLOMSKY, J.

Faggiolo v. Borough of Ridley Park et al; 23-4920; The reasons stated above, Defendants� Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff�s Complaint will be granted.

AUGUST 09, 2024

BY MARSTON, J.

TZE Global Dis Ticaret A.S. v. Papers Unlimited, Inc.; 20-2600; The reasons set forth above, the Court grants in part and denies in part the Motion. TZE�s counsel shall submit an accounting to the Court of all fees billed to and collected from TZE, categorized as outlined above, supra Part III.D, so the Court can determine the exact amount of fees to be returned.

BY GALLAGHER, J.

USA v. Otero-Lugo; 23-505; The foregoing reasons, the Motions to Suppress are DENIED.

BY PEREZ, J.

Leon v. Bensalem Township School District; 23-1374; The Court must take the well-pleaded facts as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the non-movant. The Court grants Defendant�s motion to dismiss Plaintiff�s Title VII and PHRA gender discrimination claims and Plaintiff�s FMLA interference claim. This Court denies Defendant�s motion to dismiss Plaintiff�s remaining claims.

BY McHUGH, J.

Duvall v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. et al; 24-1920; The reasons set forth above, Defendant�s Motion to Dismiss will be denied.

BY LEESON, JR., J.

Douse v. Walmart; 24-2541; The Court will permit Douse an opportunity to file a second amended complaint in the event she can address the defects the Court has noted as to her ADA claim. In the alternative, Douse may elect to proceed on her Title VII, ADEA, and hostile work environment claims only.