Roger Swartz, et al v. The Board of Trustees at the University of PA, et al
Defendant: SCOTT DIAMOND, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation, MARK SCOTT, Former Postdoctoral Associate of David MacMillan, AMY GUTMANN, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation, ROBERT HARTMAN, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation, KURUMI HORIUCKI, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation, CONRAD HOWITZ, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation, HAICHING MA, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation and REACTION BIOLOGY CORP, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Pennsylvania and Co-Founder of Reaction Biology Corporation
Plaintiff / Appellant: ROGER SWARTZ, A. S., E. A. S. and ROGER BERNARD SWARTZ
Defendant / Appellee: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA TRUSTEES, AMY GUTMANN, President of the University of Pennsylvania, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, ABIGAIL DOYLE, Formerly Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University, DIANE CARRERA, Formerly Graduate Student in the Lab of David MacMillan, DAVID MACMILLAN, Professor of Chemistry at Princeton UIniversity, ROBERT HARTMAN, Employee at Reaction Biology Coporation, CONRAD HOWITZ, Then Employee Reaction Biology Coporation, HAICHING MA, Chief Medical Officer at Reaction Biology Coporation, KURUMI HORIUCKI, Senior Director of Biochemistry at Reaction Biology Coporation and REACTION BIOLOGY CORP
Case Number: 22-1568
Filed: April 1, 2022
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

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Date Filed Description
December 15, 2022 Roger Swartz v. The Board of Trustees at the University of PA

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May 21, 2022 Filing 27 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for motion Seal Document or Case. Service made on 05/21/2022 by ECF, US mail. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 05/21/2022 12:32 AM]
May 20, 2022 Filing 26 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellant Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz to seal To Indefinitely Seal at the sole discretion of Plaintiffs-Appellants 3d. Cir. Dkt. Nos. 13, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-4, 15-5, 15-6 and 20.. Certificate of Service dated 05/20/2022. Service made by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 05/20/2022 11:26 AM]
May 12, 2022 Filing 25 HARD COPY RECEIVED from Appellants A. S., E. A. S. and Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz - Pro Se Brief with Volume 1 of Appendix attached. Copies: 7. Received: 10. (KEL) [Entered: 05/12/2022 03:02 PM]
May 9, 2022 Filing 24 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC PRO SE BRIEF with Volume I of Appendix attached from Appellants A. S., E. A. S. and Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz. Certificate of Service dated 05/09/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 05/09/2022 10:01 PM]
May 6, 2022 Filing 23 FOLLOW UP LETTER to William H. Catto, Esq. for Robert Hartman, Conrad Howitz, Haiching Ma and Reaction Biology Corp, Courtney K. Mazzio, Esq. for Robert Hartman, Conrad Howitz, Haiching Ma, Kurumi Horiucki and Reaction Biology Corp, Remy Snead, Esq. for University of Pennsylvania Trustees, Amy Gutmann and Scott Diamond and Jeffrey A. Sturgeon, Esq. for University of Pennsylvania Trustees, Amy Gutmann, Board of Trustees of Princeton University and Scott Diamond requesting the following document(s): Appearance Form on or before 05/20/2022. (PDB) [Entered: 05/06/2022 10:55 AM]
May 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER (Clerk) Action on the foregoing motion, letter, and exhibits is deferred. It is noted that Appellant filed several of the documents under seal. It is noted that in order to file a document under seal, a party must file a separate motion explaining the basis for the sealing each document and specifying the desired duration of the sealing order. See L.A.R. Misc. 106.1(a). Any sealed document must be filed as a separate entry on CM/ECF. The documents Appellant wishes to seal will be held provisionally under seal pending the filing of the required motion within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order. If a motion to seal is not filed by the deadline, the Clerk will unseal the provisionally sealed documents. Once Appellant files a motion to seal, the motions, letter, and exhibits will be referred to a motions panel for a decision. (PDB) [Entered: 05/06/2022 10:50 AM]
May 2, 2022 Filing 21 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Addendum. Service made on 05/02/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 05/02/2022 05:49 PM]
April 29, 2022 Filing 20 ECF FILER: SEALED SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRONIC ADDENDUM to MOTION on behalf of Appellant Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz containing Reference and Authority Correction. Certificate of Service dated 04/28/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/29/2022 11:59 PM]
April 25, 2022 Filing 19 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for Document. Service made on 04/24/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/25/2022 12:24 AM]
April 25, 2022 Filing 18 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for letter. Service made on 04/24/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/25/2022 12:14 AM]
April 25, 2022 Filing 17 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for letter. Service made on 04/24/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/25/2022 12:02 AM]
April 24, 2022 Filing 16 ECF FILER: REDACTED Document - Information Purposes Only Fully Redacted Version of Dkt. No. 13 Motion for Reconsideration and Notice of Intention to Appeal to the April 1st Order (Dkt. No. 3) to the Supreme Court of the United States. Sealed Motion Filed on April 22, 2022. filed by Appellants A. S., E. A. S. and Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz. Certificate of Service dated 04/24/2022. Service made by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/24/2022 09:54 PM]
April 24, 2022 Filing 15 ECF FILER: SEALED LETTER from Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz, A. S. and E. A. S. SEALED Letter describes the purpose of the SEALED attachments that are Publications Quoted in Dkt. No. 13 Information Purposes Only. Certificate of Service dated 04/24/2022. Service made by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/24/2022 08:56 AM]
April 24, 2022 Filing 14 ECF FILER: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for motion to Review, clerk order. Service made on 04/22/2022 by ECF. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/24/2022 07:22 AM]
April 22, 2022 Filing 13 ECF FILER: SEALED Motion filed by Appellant to review Dkt. No. 3. Certificate of Service dated 04/22/2022. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/22/2022 11:59 PM]
April 15, 2022 Filing 12 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of Appellees University of Pennsylvania Trustees, Amy Gutmann and Scott Diamond. [22-1568] (JAS) [Entered: 04/15/2022 03:45 PM]
April 15, 2022 Filing 11 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Jeffrey A. Sturgeon on behalf of Appellee(s) Board of Trustees at the University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, Scott Diamond. [22-1568] (JAS) [Entered: 04/15/2022 03:39 PM]
April 14, 2022 Filing 10 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellant Mr. Roger Bernard Swartz to clerk order, clerk order Clerk/Court Order Unrestrict. Certificate of Service dated 04/14/2022. [22-1568] (RBS) [Entered: 04/14/2022 11:54 PM]
April 14, 2022 Filing 9 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Stephen J. Kastenberg on behalf of Appellee(s) The Trustees of Princeton University, David Macmillan, Abigail Doyle, and Diane Carrera. [22-1568] (SJK) [Entered: 04/14/2022 03:08 PM]
April 14, 2022 Filing 8 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of Appellee Board of Trustees of Princeton University. [22-1568] (EVW) [Entered: 04/14/2022 02:44 PM]
April 14, 2022 Filing 7 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Elizabeth V. Wingfield on behalf of Appellee(s) The Trustees of Princeton University, David Macmillan, Abigail Doyle, and Diane Carrera. [22-1568] (EVW) [Entered: 04/14/2022 02:40 PM]
April 5, 2022 Filing 6 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED. Brief on behalf of Appellants A. S., E. A. S. and Roger Swartz due on or before 05/16/2022. Appendix due on or before 05/16/2022. (PDB) [Entered: 04/05/2022 09:08 AM]
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER (Clerk) It is noted that no address is known for pro se Appellant, and the district court docket does not contain an address for him. Appellant is directed to provide to the Clerk in writing an address to which case-related documents can be sent or to register as an electronic filer within 14-days of the date of this order. Information regarding how to request to register as an e-filer is found on the Court's website: https://www.ca3.uscourts.gov, specifically in the Case Information heading, and the NextGen CM/ECF section. (PDB) [Entered: 04/04/2022 02:31 PM]
April 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER (Clerk) Pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. 113.12 and the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Cases, personal identifier information must be redacted from filings. These identifiers include Social Security numbers, names of minor children, financial account numbers, dates of birth, and home addresses in criminal cases. Litigants are responsible for redacting documents. This Court's Local Appellate Rules and a link to the Judicial Conference Policy are available at www.ca3.uscourts.gov. Accordingly, this action has been docketed under the initials of the minor child plaintiffs, instead of the minor children's full names. It is noted that the parties appropriately ensured the privacy of the minor child in the District Court proceeding, and it is anticipated that they will continue to do so in this appeal. Counsel should comply with L.A.R. 113.12 and the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy. All filings should be in compliance with the local rule and that policy. The Clerk will not review each filing for compliance with L.A.R. 113.12. (PDB) [Entered: 04/01/2022 12:31 PM]
April 1, 2022 Filing 3 OSEI ORDER SENT informing Appellant Roger Swartz that a party cannot represent another party in this Court. Non-attorney parent must be respresented by counsel to the extent the parent pursues claims on behalf of his or her child. (PDB) [Entered: 04/01/2022 12:19 PM]
April 1, 2022 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (PDB) [Entered: 04/01/2022 12:13 PM]
April 1, 2022 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellants A. S., E. A S. and Roger Swartz in District Court No. 2-21-cv-04330. (PDB) [Entered: 04/01/2022 12:10 PM]

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Plaintiff / appellant: ROGER SWARTZ
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Defendant / appellee: DAVID MACMILLAN, Professor of Chemistry at Princeton UIniversity
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Defendant / appellee: ROBERT HARTMAN, Employee at Reaction Biology Coporation
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