Brandon Fake v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al
Plaintiff: BRANDON L. FAKE and SUSAN B. FAKE
Defendant: COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PATRICK J. MURPHY, INDIVIDUALLY, WAYNE M. BENNETT, INDIVIDUALLY, ANITA N. BOTCHWAY, INDIVIDUALLY, WILLIAM H. KETTERLINUS, INDIVIDUALLY, RUFUS SETH WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY, GERALD ROCKS, INDIVIDUALLY, JOHN CLARK, INDIVIDUALLY, MARY CLARK, INDIVIDUALLY, ERIK J. CONRAD, LAW FIRM AND INDIVIDUALLY, JOHN J. DOUGHERTY, "JOHNNY DOC" INDIVIDUALLY, ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAMES F. KENNEY, OFFICIAL CAPACITY, GERALD J. PAPPERT, DIANNE J. FAKE, INDIVIDUALLY, SARAH R. KATZ, INDIVIDUALLY, ALLYSON TOTARO, LAW FIRM AND INDIVIDUALLY, KAREN A. ULMER, LAW FIRM AND INDIVIDUALLY, RUSSELL J. MANNING, INDIVIDUALLY and BRIAN ZARALLO, INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIALLY
Case Number: 25-1798
Filed: April 25, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)

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Date Filed Description
September 26, 2025 Brandon Fake v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
September 26, 2025 Brandon Fake v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ECF FILER: Petition filed by Appellant Brandon L. Fake for Rehearing before original panel and the court en banc. Certificate of Service dated 10/10/2025. Service made by ECF. [25-1798] (BLF) [Entered: 10/10/2025 07:04 AM]
September 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 JUDGMENT, Affirmed. (AMR) [Entered: 09/26/2025 09:09 AM]
September 26, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOT PRECEDENTIAL PER CURIAM OPINION Coram: KRAUSE, PHIPPS and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges. Total Pages: 7. CLD-201 *The pending motions are denied. (AMR) [Entered: 09/26/2025 09:08 AM]
August 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Gregory Liacouras on behalf of Appellee(s) Sarah Katz. [25-1798] (GLL) [Entered: 08/08/2025 04:11 PM]
August 8, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Megan L. Mallek, Esq. for Appellee Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas No Formal Response Letter. Certificate of Service dated 08/08/2025. Service made by US mail, ECF, Email. [25-1798] (MLM) [Entered: 08/08/2025 03:08 PM]
August 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Thomas Paschos, Esquire on behalf of Appellant(s) Karen A. Ulmer, Esquire and Russell J. Manning, Esquire. [25-1798] (TP) [Entered: 08/05/2025 01:26 PM]
July 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER (Clerk) At the time the notice of appeal was filed in the District Court, the operative complaint was the one filed on June 11, 2024, Document No. 207. As such, only the defendants named in that complaint were added to the case and caption. The notice of appeal filed by Appellant indicates, however, that he is appealing the "case in its entirety from its inception." In the event Appellant intends to include argument related to parties named in the original complaint (Document 1) or the amended complaint (Document No. 63) and dismissed before the third amended complaint was filed, those defendants will be added to the case. They will not be added to the caption. The caption will, however, be amended to include the plaintiff Susan B. Fake, as she was inadvertently not included when the case was opened. The amended caption will read as follows: [Please open the attachment for the full text of the Order] If any of the defendants added to the case wish to participate in this appeal, they must so advise the Court in writing and counsel must file an entry of appearance within fourteen (14) days of the date of this order. To facilitate electronic filing for larger groups of parties represented by the same attorney, the first named party in each group will be the designated filer, as follows: For all parties represented by Megan L. Mallek, Esq., or any other attorney from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the designated filer shall be the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Counsel is advised that the designated filer is for cm/ecf filing purposes only. Names of all represented parties must be listed on all forms, motions, and briefs. Attorneys representing smaller groups of parties must select all individual persons or entities as filers in cm/ecf. Any response to Appellant's pending motions (ECF Nos. 14 and 15) and/or the Legal Division letters listing the case for possible dismissal and summary action (ECF Nos. 11 and 19) must be filed within 30 days of the date of this order. (AMR) [Entered: 07/25/2025 02:30 PM]
July 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ECF FILER: RESPONSE to motion to Remand Case filed by Appellant Brandon L. Fake. Certificate of Service dated 07/23/2025 by ECF, Email. [25-1798] (BLF) [Entered: 07/23/2025 03:34 PM]
July 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 LEGAL DIVISION LETTER SENT advising that the case will be submitted to a panel of this Court for possible summary action. (NF) [Entered: 07/02/2025 02:17 PM]
June 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Thomas Gaeta on behalf of Appellee(s) Rufus Seth Williams and Gerald Rocks. [25-1798] (TCG) [Entered: 06/13/2025 04:53 PM]
June 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellees John Clark, Mary Clark and Patrick J. Murphy to motion to Remand Case. Certificate of Service dated 06/05/2025. [25-1798] (KMC) [Entered: 06/05/2025 04:21 PM]
May 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellee Erik J. Conrad to motion. Certificate of Service dated 05/29/2025. [25-1798] (EJC) [Entered: 05/29/2025 09:30 AM]
May 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION filed by Appellant Brandon L. Fake for full remand. Response due on 06/05/2025. Certificate of Service dated 05/21/2025. Service made by Email, US mail. (AMR) [Entered: 05/23/2025 09:52 AM]
May 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION filed by Appellant Brandon L. Fake for Appointment of Counsel. Certificate of Service dated 05/21/2025. Service made by US mail, Email. (AMR) [Entered: 05/23/2025 09:45 AM]
May 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 RESPONSE on behalf of Appellant Brandon L. Fake to Legal Division letter advising of possible dismissal [ # 11 ]. Clerk's office made service on 05/23/2025. Service made by ECF. (AMR) [Entered: 05/23/2025 09:40 AM]
May 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellee Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Legal Division letter. Certificate of Service dated 05/06/2025. [25-1798] (HK) [Entered: 05/06/2025 01:29 PM]
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 LEGAL DIVISION LETTER SENT advising that the case has been listed for possible dismissal due to jurisdictional defect. (SH) [Entered: 05/02/2025 03:57 PM]
May 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Catherine Baldwin on behalf of Appellee(s) City Of Philadelphia; Wayne Bennett; Anita Botchway; William Ketterlinus. [25-1798] (CB) [Entered: 05/02/2025 02:16 PM]
May 1, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Appearing Pro Se on behalf of Appellee(s) Erik J. Conrad. [25-1798] (EJC) [Entered: 05/01/2025 10:17 AM]
April 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Kieran M. Casey, Esquire on behalf of Appellee(s) Patrick J. Murphy, John Clark, Mary Clark. [25-1798] (KMC) [Entered: 04/29/2025 04:03 PM]
April 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from William T. Josem, Esquire on behalf of Appellee(s) John J. Dougherty. [25-1798] (WTJ) [Entered: 04/29/2025 02:23 PM]
April 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Jeremy E. Meyer, Esquire on behalf of Appellee(s) John J. Dougherty. [25-1798] (JEM) [Entered: 04/29/2025 02:15 PM]
April 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Joshua B. Niemtzow on behalf of Appellee(s) Gerald Rocks, Rufus Seth Williams. [25-1798] (JBN) [Entered: 04/29/2025 02:11 PM]
April 29, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Hannah Kogan on behalf of Appellee(s) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [25-1798] (HK) [Entered: 04/29/2025 01:32 PM]
April 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE Pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. 26.1, a document is timely filed if received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the last day for filing unless the Court sets a different time, the document has been submitted by an inmate pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii), or otherwise specified in L.A.R. 26.1 (AMR) [Entered: 04/25/2025 09:32 AM]
April 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (AMR) [Entered: 04/25/2025 09:32 AM]
April 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant Brandon L. Fake in District Court No. 2:20-cv-01283. (AMR) [Entered: 04/25/2025 09:30 AM]

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Plaintiff: BRANDON L. FAKE
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Plaintiff: SUSAN B. FAKE
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