Lycoming County Court Opinions
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Criminal:
Habeas corpus petition; sufficient evidence to establish attempted murder; specific intent requirement; firing a deadly weapon out of a vehicle at a group of four individuals; recklessly endangers another person; prima facie case
(Artley091120BT)
(Posted: September 12th 2020)
Civil:
Preliminary objections; mechanics lien claim; impact of stipulation against liens; contract interpretation; intent of parties
(Rand090820t)
(Posted: September 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion in limine; bad acts evidence; admissibility of nolo contendere plea; evidence of similar criminal episode; balancing probative value of evidence of prior bad acts against its prejudicial impact; establishing intent, absence of mistake or lack of accident
(Lane090820t)
(Posted: September 9th 2020)
Civil:
Preliminary objections to amended complaint; duty of care under the Pennsylvania Health Care Facilities Act and the common law to develop and implement policies and
procedures to restrict access to protected health information; private cause of action under act; negligence per se; sufficiency of complaint to plead negligent supervision claim; notice of prior conduct; rule against serial objections; statute designed to protect the public generally; violation of unfair trade practices act with claimed deceptive material in privacy notice; punitive damages claim based on conclusory allegations; motion to compel deposition of HIPAA Compliance/Privacy Officer because of specific instance of unrelated, improper disclosure of medical records; discovery that is overbroad, vague, unduly burdensome, and unreasonably invasive of the private medical information; motion to strike preliminary objections due to late receipt of brief by opposing counsel because of mail delay; use of email to serve filed documents
(Fausnaught090920Li)
(Posted: September 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; factually meritless argument about failure of trial counsel to introduce certain records at trial, that did not contradict harmful evidence used at trial; issues already litigated on appeal; tender years doctrine and admissibility of forensic interview
(Wilcox090320BT)
(Posted: September 8th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal
(Saldivar090420t)
(Posted: September 6th 2020)
Custody:
Appeal; petition to be permitted to attend school district outside of guardians' residence; discretion of school board to
permit a non-resident student to attend its public schools; authority of court to require school district to enroll a child, other than in district in which child resides
(Muffley090420t)
(Posted: September 6th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal; sufficiency of evidence; waiver due to failure to specify offence where evidence is claimed to be insufficient; evidence of intentional killing; weight of evidence; jury's possession of claimed inflammatory photos during deliberations; discretion of the court; refusal to give failure to call potential witness instruction; unavailability of witnesses; witness must only be available to Commonwealth; exceptions; preclusion of claimed exculpatory testimony; hearsay exception; corroborating circumstances clearly indicating statement's trustworthiness
(coleman090420L)
(Posted: September 6th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to reconsider sentencing; conformity to plea agreement; mistaken sentence
(Tate090220t)
(Posted: September 5th 2020)
Criminal:
Suppression motion; probable cause for search; facially invalid search warrant; material misstatements; burden of proof
(Johnson 090420L)
(Posted: September 5th 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; defamation claim; failure to renew wrestling coach contract; umanswered requests for admission; governmental immunity; actual malice; truth as complete and absolute defense; failure to file motion to withdraw admissions
(harer081920Li)
(Posted: September 3rd 2020)
Family:
Motion to admit hearsay statements under Tender Years Hearsay Act; applicability of act; factors to be considered; statements describing criminal offenses; availability of child to testify; capacity of 4 year old to testify
(MA083120m)
(Posted: September 1st 2020)
Criminal:
Motion in limine to preclude alibi defense; timeliness; prejudice to Commonwealth; remedy
(Billups082820t)
(Posted: September 1st 2020)
Criminal:
Motion in limine; valid waiver of Miranda rights; claimed intellectual disability; burden of proof; considerations involved with evaluating voluntariness of statements to police; totality of the circumstances; lack of evidence of a serious mental disability
(Degarmo082420BT2)
(Posted: August 25th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion in limine; admissibility of only one side of voice messages from Facebook Kids Messenger; impact of evidence rule 106 to attempt to introduce a portion of a recorded statement; complaint of prejudice due to an incomplete record where complaining party has exclusive access to the missing portion
(Degarmo082520BT)
(Posted: August 25th 2020)
Divorce:
Petition to set aside property settlement agreement; applicability of traditional principles of contract law; duty to read contract before signing; burden to prove that fraud, duress, or misrepresentation
(Frye082520t)
(Posted: August 25th 2020)
Family:
Appeal of denial of protection from abuse order; claimed children's fast track appeal; determination of whether victim is in reasonable fear of imminent serious bodily injury; credibility determinations; weight of the evidence
(hs082020m)
(Posted: August 24th 2020)
Adoption:
Petition by agency for involuntary termination of parental rights; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; parent who fails to take advantage of visitation; incarceration; drug use; inability to provide a loving and stable home; no relationship between the child and father
(AdoptionofMD081920m)
(Posted: August 20th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; timeliness; waiver of claims of sentencing defect
(gehr073020L)
(Posted: August 17th 2020)
Criminal:
Post sentence motion; sentencing objections; applicability of mandatory minimum sentence for repeat sexual offenders; opportunity to reform; excessive sentence; discretion of court to sentence concurrently or consecutively; series of actions comprised of distinct sexual offenses; diminishing seriousness of separate offenses
(Lowmiller081320BT)
(Posted: August 13th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal of murder conviction; instructing jury on elements of burglary where defendant not charged with burglary, but was charged with second-degree murder; recusal request; burden to establish bias, prejudice or unfairness that affects impartiality; claimed relationship of someone in probation office to a victim; mandatory sentence; motion for change of venue or venire; lack of evidence of pretrial publicity; waiver by refusing jury trial; showing of actual prejudice
(coleman081220L)
(Posted: August 12th 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; mortgage foreclosure; proper notice; lack of fact issues
(Wilmington081120t)
(Posted: August 12th 2020)
Custody:
Custody modification; motion for special relief; notice of hearing; claim that scheduling order not received where party had actual notice from participation in pretrial conference; prejudice
(Longo081120t)
(Posted: August 12th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of count of driving under influence of controlled substance; timeliness of motion; prima facie case; police officers observations and circumstantial evidence supporting charges
(Kapp081020BT)
(Posted: August 11th 2020)
Civil:
Appeal; attempt to relitigate issues already on a separate appeal; weight of evidence for finding of contempt
(DD081020m)
(Posted: August 10th 2020)
Criminal:
Consolidation motion; evidence of one offense is admissible
at trial for another offense; Evidence of one offense is admissible at trial for another offense; timeliness of motion; judicial economy
(bradshaw080620Bt)
(Posted: August 6th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to dismiss for speedy trial violation; uncommonly long delay; requests by counsel for continuances imputed to defendant; justifiable delay related to COVID-19 pandemic; prejudice attributable to Commonwealth
(kiessling080529L)
(Posted: August 5th 2020)
Criminal:
Suppression motion; probable cause to issue warrant; search of home after defendant observed leaving home to sell heroin
(jones072620L)
(Posted: August 4th 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; political sub-division immunity; applicability of immunity to independent contractor hired to perform building code inspections
(meyer072820Li)
(Posted: July 29th 2020)
Civil:
Declaratory judgment action seeking declaration that potential underlying tort action is not barred by wage claim settlement; preliminary objections; suitability of declaratory judgment action to address issues in anticipation of events that may never occur
(Bardo072820Li)
(Posted: July 28th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to consolidate; evidence of each of separate offense admissible in separate trial for the other to show identity, intent, common plan or scheme, and res gestae or history or development of case; discretion of court; judicial economy; ability of jury to separate charges; prejudice by sheer number of cases; overlapping evidence
(Lincoln072820L)
(Posted: July 28th 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; claimed undue influence in transfer of property; confidential relationship; claimed weakened intellect; unjust enrichment; statute of limitations; discovery rule (order amended July 27, 2020)
(Stackhouse072420t)
(Posted: July 24th 2020)
Divorce:
Divorce; contempt petitions; interpretation of memorandum of understanding related to distribution of property; fairness of property split; mutual mistake; collateral estoppel; compelling a party to take steps to enter divorce decree where delay is hindering transfer of asset; allocation of real estate tax obligation; attorney fees
(Flick072420t)
(Posted: July 24th 2020)
Criminal:
Prima facie case of conspiracy to deliver; defendant providing transportation to and being present for drug transaction
(Young072320BT)
(Posted: July 23rd 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; ineffective counsel for failure to preserve claim of improperly admitted evidence; opening the door to inadmissible evidence by raising the issue in cross-examination; reasonable basis for not pursuing claim on appeal; meritless claim; narrowing issues on appeal; prejudice
(Perez072320BT)
(Posted: July 23rd 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; unavailability of witness due to memory loss; applicability of forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine to both direct and cross examination; waiver by failure to attempt to call witness at trial; discretion of court in admitting relevant testimony; hearsay; out-of-court statement offered to explain a course of conduct; prejudice; claim of judge shopping due to district attorney's request that a senior judge be removed from presiding in criminal cases; issues previously litigated; standard for recusal; failure to seek mistrial for prejudicial statement from tape; prejudice for failure to call witness; after discovered evidence that could have been obtained before trial; proprietorial argument encouraging a jury to send a message to the defendant
(martin072020L)
(Posted: July 20th 2020)
Civil:
Non-jury verdict; appeal from landlord tenant decision; jurisdiction of court to hear counterclaim; termination of supersedeas;for failure to pay rent; credibility of witnesses concerning circumstances of lease; failure of proof on counterclaim
(Lapp071520Li)
(Posted: July 15th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to modify sentence; applicability of reporting requirement of 2018 version of SORNA to 2011 offenses; ex post facto law; punitive intent of statute; annual reporting requirements unchanged under new statute; constitutionality of internet dissemination provisions; severability; rational nonpunitive purpose of registration to protest the public; weighing of factors
(Irvin071320BT)
(Posted: July 14th 2020)
Criminal:
Commonwealth's motion to consolidate; offenses involving criminal solicitation and child pornography; common plan or scheme; propensity evidence; potential for danger for unfair prejudice
(Kiessling071320L)
(Posted: July 13th 2020)
Lloyd vs Eck Family Limited Partnership No. 2 and E.F. Landscaping and Building Maintenance, LLC
7.9.2020
Eric R. Linhardt
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; slip and fall case; applicability of Nanty-Glo rule; deposition testimony of interested party; duty of landlord out of possession; reserved control exception; fact issues for jury
(Lloyd070920l)
(Posted: July 9th 2020)
Custody:
Motion to release file; attorney's retaining lien; waiver by partial surrender of the file; enforcement of disciplinary rule where rule conflicts with the common law; applicability of exception to retaining lien, where there are no allegations of just cause or that fees are exorbitant
(Walther070720Li)
(Posted: July 9th 2020)
Civil:
Landlord tenant appeal; warranty of habitability defense; non-jury trial; credibility of testimony where documentary evidence is referenced but not produced; failure of party to appear to support testimony; ability to pursue statutory claims where counterclaims not appealed from arbitration decision; assessment of damages
(Cohick070720Li)
(Posted: July 7th 2020)
Civil:
Preliminary objections; wrongful termination claim; clear mandate of public policy; employer demand that plaintiff lie to police about assault in workplace; at-will employment presumption; termination for refusing to commit a crime; punitive damages pled as separate count; specificity of complaint
(welliver070720Li)
(Posted: July 7th 2020)
Civil:
Preliminary objections; wrongful termination claim; clear mandate of public policy; victim of crime in workplace; at-will employment presumption; claimed self defense; punitive damages pled as separate count; specificity of complaint
(temple070720Li)
(Posted: July 7th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; response to notice of intention to dismiss with multiple new exhibits and more detailed argument; entitlement to hearing
(williams052620L)
(Posted: July 5th 2020)
Adoption:
Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; non-appearance at hearing; no existing bond
(AdoptionofLPK063020m)
(Posted: July 1st 2020)
Southwestern Energy Production Company vs. Forest Resources, LLC., et. al
6.30.2020
Eric R. Linhardt
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; competing claims for oil and gas rights; overlapping land grants; validity of Commonwealth's purported conveyance of land that had already been conveyed; validity of double assessment of taxes; effect of tax sale of invalidly granted land; subjecting void tax sale to statutory redemption period; laches; mere passage of time without prejudice; consideration of facts alleged only in brief; constructive notice of competing interest in land at time of purchase where act creating interest is void ab initio; consideration of expert reports to bar summary judgment
(Southwestern063020Li)
(Posted: June 30th 2020)
Custody:
Preliminary objections to custody complaint; standing of unrelated paramour of mother to seek custody; standing in loco parentis to child; authority to make decisions concerning health, education, or welfare of child; lack of formal adoption;
standing in loco parentis to a child in defiance of natural parent's wishes
(je062420m)
(Posted: June 25th 2020)
Criminal:
Defendant's motion to be removed from DUI Court program; out of county work; compliance under an approved plan
(Young062520BT)
(Posted: June 25th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal; refusal to exclude cell phone evidence; timeliness of the disclosure of results of search of phone; no request for continuance of trial; information obtained from phone by police from incoming call, where police did not manipulate the phone; plain view doctrine
(Smith061720BT)
(Posted: June 17th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; ineffective counsel; involuntary, unintelligent and unknowing guilty plea; factual basis for his guilty plea; potential defense to claim; need for a hearing
(Brown060920L)
(Posted: June 10th 2020)
Criminal:
Habeas corpus petition; sufficiency of evidence of forcible compulsion for rape case; mentally disabled victim; threat to evict from home; sufficiency of evidence of strangulation where mouth is covered, impeding breathing; sufficiency of evidence of mental disability; inability of victim to perform some tasks of everyday living; suppression motion; custodial interrogation; ability to leave without being stopped by officers
(Stuart060520BT)
(Posted: June 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Restitution determination; speculative amount; testimony about amounts incurred for vehicle damage; costs of transportation to work
(Lawrence060820BT)
(Posted: June 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal
(Bowery060220t)
(Posted: June 3rd 2020)
Adoption:
Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; non-appearance at hearing; no existing bond
(AdoptionofJDSII060120)
(Posted: June 2nd 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; discovery sanction for failure to respond to discovery requests; extreme circumstances required for court to enter judgment as discovery sanction; prejudice ot moving party
(North052920t)
(Posted: May 29th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; habitual offender status; claimed excessive sentence; sentencing under a plea agreement; sentence within the statutory maximum
(Bird052920t)
(Posted: May 29th 2020)
Adoption:
Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; non-appearance at hearing; no existing bond
(AdoptionofPRGB052920m)
(Posted: May 29th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; ineffective counsel; failure to seek suppression of phone records of defendant's location at particular times; sufficiency of search warrants; counsel ineffective for failing to predict developments or changes in law; failure to request charge on the voluntariness of defendant's statements to police where there is no evidence that the statements were involuntary; proof of prejudice; probability that verdict would have been different
(bean052629L)
(Posted: May 27th 2020)
Civil:
Certificate of merit requirement; entitlement to court appointed counsel; previously litigated issues; extension to file certificate of merit due to COVID-19
(Millhouse052120t)
(Posted: May 22nd 2020)
Civil:
Preliminary objections; contract claim; enforceability of forum selection clause; reasonableness of Texas forum; contract of adhesion; unconscionability of business contract; interpretation of claimed irreconcilable clauses of contract
(Keystone051520L)
(Posted: May 17th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal; waiver of issues for failure to file rule 1925 statement; sufficiency of evidence of drug possession; inconsistent testimony; certification of lab report in lieu of testimony; lack of written demand for testimony; waiver by failing to timely object
(cobb050820L)
(Posted: May 14th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; intelligent, voluntary, and knowing guilty plea, terms of plea agreement; boot camp eligibility
(Drummond051320Bt)
(Posted: May 13th 2020)
Civil:
Summary judgment motion; age discrimination claim; time for filing a Human Relations Act claim; equitable tolling of statute of limitations; application of mailbox rule; presumption of timely mailing; claim of timely mailing supported by testimony alone
(mcaleer051320Li)
(Posted: May 13th 2020)
Criminal:
Post sentence motion; introduction of autopsy report in competency hearing where the court did not rely on the report in making a decision on competency; scope of questioning on cross examination; sufficiency of evidence to sustain conviction for murder, robbery or burglary; relevancy of belief that building is abandoned; defense of necessity; evidence of specific intent to kill; use of deadly weapon; weight of evidence; shocking the court's conscience; guilty but mentally ill; failure to raise defense of insanity
(Norby-Vardac050820BT)
(Posted: May 8th 2020)
Criminal:
Appeal; violation of intermediate punishment sentence; failure to follow the rules; sentence revocation and sentencing to state prison; amenability to continued supervision through IP program; conduct evidencing minimization of misbehavior and misrepresentation of conduct; repeated failure to follow the rules; harsh and excessive sentence; inapplicability of sentencing guidelines; consideration of severity of the crime and character and rehabilitative needs of defendant
(Steadley043020L)
(Posted: May 5th 2020)
Criminal:
Post sentence motion; propriety of court's charge on murder where record does not support claim that the clarge was improperly given; weight of the evidence; verdict contrary to evidence as to shock one's sense of justice
(Coleman050520L)
(Posted: May 5th 2020)
Adoption:
Appeal
(KFO042429M)
(Posted: April 24th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; counsel's failure to request a line-up; guilty plea as waiver of all defects and defenses except those concerning plea validity; factual support for allegations in petition; knowing, intelligent and voluntary guilty plea
(williams042320L)
(Posted: April 23rd 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; waiver of defects and defenses by plea of guilt; arguable merit of claim where the factual averments, if accurate, could establish cause for relief; requirement of factual hearing
(williams040920L)
(Posted: April 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; waiver of defects and defenses by plea of guilty; knowing, intelligent and
voluntary guilty plea; prejudice
(Steadley040920L)
(Posted: April 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; ineffective counsel; failure to request jury charge on lack of a prompt complaint in a rape case; prejudice in case involving unconscious victim; failure to appeal denial of severance; discretion of court; duty of counsel to raise all non-frivolous claims on appeal
(Bean040920L)
(Posted: April 9th 2020)
Criminal:
Post sentence motion; admissibility of confession; corpus delicti; independent evidence to suggest that a crime has
occurred; proof of crime beyond reasonable doubt before statement is admitted; weight of the evidence; verdict shocking to court's sense of justice; sentencing discretion' consideration of sentencing factors
(coleman040720L)
(Posted: April 7th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; knowing, intelligent and voluntary guilty plea; written guilty plea colloquy; attempt to change statements previously made under oath; claims supported by facts on record
(Nixon040720L)
(Posted: April 7th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to reconsider sentence; sentencing factors; presumptions related to consideration of pre-sentence investigation; proof that court ignored or misapplied law, exercised its judgment for reasons of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill will, or arrived at a manifestly unreasonable decision
(bradshaw040720L)
(Posted: April 7th 2020)
Criminal:
Post sentence motion; DUI case; missing witness charge; failure of defendant to call alibi witness who was uniquely available to defendant; defendant's efforts to identify last name of an acquaintance who defendant alleges was driving vehicle involved in accident; alleged cumulative evidence, where only missing witness could corroborate defendant's testimony
(hall032529Li)
(Posted: March 31st 2020)
Civil:
Motion for special service of process; defendant evading service; failure to attach affidavit or verification to motion; circumstances of avoidance of service established by attached sheriff's return
(Bower032720t)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion for arrest of judgment or judgment of acquittal; failure of Commonwealth to introduce evidence at trial the item found in defendant's possession was a controlled substance; waiver of issues not raised at trial; necessary elements of of proof; sufficiency of circumstantial evidence
(Bowery032520t)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Criminal, Family:
Appeal; children's fast track appeal; appeal of findings in permanency review concerning abuse by omission; causing, or aware of child's severe injuries and failing to act
(DD032720t3)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Criminal, Family:
Appeal; children's fast track appeal; appeal of findings in permanency review concerning abuse by omission; causing, or aware of child's severe injuries and failing to act
(DD032720t2)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Criminal, Family:
Appeal; children's fast track appeal; appeal of findings in permanency review concerning abuse by omission; causing, or aware of child's severe injuries and failing to act
(DD032720t1)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Criminal:
Second amended petition for post conviction relief; timeliness; jurisdiction
(Vinson032720BT)
(Posted: March 27th 2020)
Danko Holdings, LP and Klingerman vs. J.C. Forestree Inc., Corl and Wheeland Lumber Company
3.26.2020
Marc F. Lovecchio
Civil:
Plaintiff's preliminary objections; demurrer to counterclaim for breach of contract based on a theory of anticipatory repudiation; issues concerning intent of the parties and surrounding circumstances; inconsistent position of a party as to its status in transaction; elements of a civil conspiracy claim; facts or legal authority to support claims for punitive damages or attorney's fees
(Danko032620L)
(Posted: March 26th 2020)
Adoption:
Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights; non-participation of father due to hospitalization for mental illness; children without proper parental care or control necessary for their physical, mental, or emotional health; lack of compliance with permanency plan; drug, alcohol and mental issues of parents; bonding assessment; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; removal from care of parents by agency; unhealthy and fragmented bond; attachment interruption; importance of children's permanency; best interest of children;
(AdoptionofJMandJM032620m)
(Posted: March 26th 2020)
Criminal:
Suppression motion; duty to inform suspect of Miranda rights in non-custodial situation; seizure of cell phone in plain sight as a result of suspect volunteering that he had it in his possession; voluntariness of consent to search vehicle
(Irwin032520BT)
(Posted: March 25th 2020)
Criminal:
Suppression motion; scope of consent to search home; objective reasonableness standard; consent of one who possesses common authority over premises or effects
(Ransom032620L)
(Posted: March 25th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; timeliness; jurisdiction of the court; credibility of claim of unawareness of right to make claim; retroactive application of finding of unconstitutionality of statute
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(Posted: March 25th 2020)
International Development Corporation vs. The Frontier Group, LLC, and Barrios
3.25.2020
Ryan M. Tira
Civil:
Motion to strike responses to requests for admissions and to deem them admitted; duty to provide documents already in the possession of the party; requests calling for conclusions of law; allowability of requests focusing on facts surrounding a document; propriety of choosing to use admissions rather than a deposition; exercise of good faith in inquiring into the facts and responding to admissions requests; use of common sense reading of request in phrasing response; admission of requests upon overruling of objections; propriety of request for opinion of fact as to belief that agreement conveyed oil and gas interests; verification of discovery response
(International032520t)
(Posted: March 25th 2020)
Adoption:
Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights; settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim; failure to perform parental duties for at least the six months preceding the filing of the petition; non-appearance at hearing; incarceration; no existing bond
(AH030520t)
(Posted: March 24th 2020)
Criminal:
Post Conviction Relief Act petition; timeliness of claim concerning original sentence; proper method to challenge the decisions of the Board or the Department of Corrections calculation of sentences; imposition of backtime simply requires prisoner to serve time remaining on original sentence
(Monroe032320L)
(Posted: March 23rd 2020)
Criminal:
Habeas corpus petition; sufficiency of evidence of drug possession; constructive possession in rental vehicle; suppression motion; systematic profiling of vehicles for involvement in drug trafficking; reasonable suspicion or probable cause to stop vehicle; heavily tinted windows
(Bonaparte031920L)
(Posted: March 21st 2020)
Criminal:
Suppression motion; motor vehicle stop; reasonable suspicion; observations of vehicle weaving and crossing center and fog lines
(griffith031720L)
(Posted: March 18th 2020)
Hoover vs. Muncy Valley Hospital; UPMC Susquehanna; Perry Doan, DO; Mark Beyer, DO; and Emcare, Inc.
3.13.2020
Ryan M. Tira
Civil:
Motion for partial summary judgment; vicarious liability claim; late production of expert report in response to filing of motion; prejudice; two prior discovery extensions, with no additional extension sought before service of late expert report; attempt to add new theories of liability after expiration of discovery deadline; attempt to renew vicarious claim that was already waived; corporate negligence claim for alleged knowledge of hospital of doctors' incompetency; failure of an emergency room required to have a policy in place for every condition
(Hoover031320t)
(Posted: March 16th 2020)
Salvatore vs. Danko Holdings, L.P, 3rd St. PLCB Ventures, LLC and Night Venue
3.13.2020
Marc F. Lovecchio
Civil:
Motion to compel discovery answers; waiver by failing to timely file objections; punishment befitting the crime; lack of prejudice; documents not privileged; relationship of requested documents to plaintiffs' claims
(salvatore031320)
(Posted: March 14th 2020)
Civil:
Post conviction relief act petition; timeliness of challenge to sex offender registration requirements; attorney conflict of interest at probation violation hearing; need for new hearing
(Scott031120L)
(Posted: March 12th 2020)
Civil:
Motion for extension of time to file a certificate of merit; need for medical testimony when there are allegations that the care and treatment of a patient fell below the standard of care; timeliness of motion; showing of good cause; incarcerated plaintiff
(millhouse031120t)
(Posted: March 12th 2020)
Criminal:
Motion to reconsider suppression order; issue arising during suppression hearing; police officer ordering a blood draw without consent, before a warrant was obtained; no showing of an independent medical purpose for blood draw
(Kapp030520BT)
(Posted: March 7th 2020)
Com. Dept. L. & I. Bureau of Labor Law Compliance vs Market Street South, Inc. and Marcello
3.6.2020
Ryan M. Tira
Civil:
Preliminary objections; action to collect unpaid wages; attempt to assert affirmative defense as preliminary objection; dates that fall outside the three-year statute of limitations as bar to entire claim; claimed lack of notice; refusal of certified letter by defendant; timeliness of notice; statutory construction; legislative intent to make it easier for employees to recover unpaid wages; definition of "immediately" as required for notice to claim a penalty; notice required to allow a claim for liquidated damages and penalty; required service by certified mail; sufficiency of pleading of elements of a contract; facts upon which objecting party has as much or better knowledge than the pleader; claimed failure to exhaust a statutory remedy by failing to engage in a good-faith dispute or contest of claims; need to pierce corporate veil to claim against corporate officer; evidence of co-mingled business money with personal money; indispensable party; proper party was sued but under wrong designation; amending complaint
(Commonwealth030620t)
(Posted: March 7th 2020)
Criminal:
Post conviction relief act petition; claimed failure of counsel to appeal upon request; credibility issue; waiver of issues by pleading guilty; knowing intelligent, and voluntary guilty plea
(Bey030420BT)
(Posted: March 7th 2020)
Family:
Protection from abuse matter; personal jurisdiction; specific incidents of abuse that occurred in St. Thomas, with no
allegations of abuse occurring in Pennsylvania; minimum contacts; relationship of brief history of employment in Pennsylvania to abuse alleged to have occurred out of state
(JT030520m)
(Posted: March 7th 2020)
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