Anna Kapellan v. Jersey City Medical Center, et al
Plaintiff: ANNA KAPELLAN
Defendant: JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, Inc., RWJ BARNABAS HEALTH INC, MS. MARIA CHRISTINA BERNARD, MS. JESSICA ARAUZ, MS. BEBE BHIKAM and MRS. JOSEPH N. MAZUR
Case Number: 26-2657
Filed: July 9, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 23, 2026 Filing 26 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Anna Kapellan, Esq. for Appellant Anna Kapellan -- Appellant's symmetrical NOTICE of USMJ's additional interferences with appellate jurisdiction: denial of appeal-critical discovery and conditioning Kapellan's access to 95% of her merits discovery on mooting her appeals. Certificate of Service dated 08/23/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 08/23/2026 07:32 PM]
July 30, 2026 Filing 25 ECF FILER: - Appellant's AT-A-GLANCE TABLE of all pending & anticipated appeals, and of all pending & anticipated pre-principal-brief motions (updated 7/30/26) filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/30/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/30/2026 12:12 AM]
July 30, 2026 Filing 24 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan to review - Appellant's REPLY to Appellees' opposition (ECF No. 15-1) contesting Appellant's motion (ECF No. 12), which -- pursuant to the Clerk's Order (ECF No. 4) -- requested confirmation of the Court's prefatory jurisdiction. Certificate of Service dated 07/30/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/30/2026 12:07 AM]
July 29, 2026 Filing 23 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan to review - Appellant's MOTION TO VACATE the DNJ order interfering with this Court's jurisdiction. This motion, partly symmetrical to the unopposed motions pending in appeals No. 26-1028 (ECF No. 17) and No. 26-2272 (ECF No. 12), also addresses Appellees' new claim. Certificate of Service dated 07/29/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/29/2026 07:02 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 22 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of - Appellant's disclosure statement regarding the lack of public corporations' interest - REFILED as a self-standing filing event pursuant to the Clerk's Order at ECF No. 18. on behalf of Appellant Anna Kapellan. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:47 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 21 ECF FILER: Concise Summary of the Case filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:45 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 20 ECF FILER: CIVIL INFORMATION STATEMENT on behalf of Appellant Anna Kapellan. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:43 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 19 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from - Anna Kapellan, Esq.'s entry of appearance (REFILED as a self-standing filing event pursuant to the Clerk's Order at ECF No. 18) on behalf of Appellant(s) Anna Kapellan. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/28/2026 02:38 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 18 NONCOMPLIANCE Order sent to Appellant Anna Kapellan requesting Information Statement; Concise Summary; Transcript Purchase Order. Compliance due 08/04/2026. (AMR) [Entered: 07/28/2026 01:50 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 17 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Anna Kapellan, Esq. for Appellant Anna Kapellan - Notice from Anna Kapellan, Esq., that the Concise Summary of the Case and the Information Statement were filed at ECF Nos. 5-3 and 5-4, and that CM/ECF omitted to generate the "Filed/Entered" header stamps on ECF Nos. 9-2, 9-3, and 12 filed concurrently. Certificate of Service dated 07/28/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/28/2026 11:32 AM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 16 FOLLOW UP LETTER to Attorney Anna Kapellan, Esq. for Appellant Anna Kapellan requesting the following document(s): Information Statement on or before 08/11/2026. Concise Summary on or before 08/11/2026. Transcript Purchase Order on or before 08/11/2026. (AMR) [Entered: 07/28/2026 09:11 AM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 15 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellees Jessica Arauz, Maria Christina Bernard, Bebe Bhikam, Jersey City Medical Center, Joseph N. Mazur and RWJ Barnabas Health Inc to clerk order. Certificate of Service dated 07/23/2026. [26-2657] (JMA) [Entered: 07/23/2026 04:10 PM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 14 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of Appellees RWJ Barnabas Health Inc and Jersey City Medical Center. [26-2657] (JMA) [Entered: 07/23/2026 04:06 PM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 13 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Jason M. Altschul, Esq. - Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski, PC on behalf of Appellee(s) Jersey City Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health, Inc., Maria Christina Bernardo, APN, Jessica Arauz, APN, Bebe Bhikam, PCT and Joseph Mazur, RN. [26-2657] (JMA) [Entered: 07/23/2026 04:04 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 12 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan to review - Appellant's MOTION to confirm PREFATORY JURISDICTION (under Cohen & Sec. 1651) filed per the Clerk's order (ECF No. 4). NOTE: Kapellan's DECLARATION with exhibits additional to the exhibits included in this motion is filed at ECF Nos. 8, 9, 10, & 11. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 11:33 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 11 ECF FILER: - KAPELLAN'S DECLARATION RE LITIGATION AGREEMENT: negotiations; execution; adoption as law of the case; breaches; injuries due to breaches. (Accompanying Exhibits Vol. I (Exs. 1-65), Vol. II (Exs. 66-90), Vol. III (Exs. 91-112) are at ECF Nos. 8, 9, 10) filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 04:12 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 10 ECF FILER: - Appellant's EXHIBITS accompanying Kapellan's DECLARATION RE LITIGATION AGREEMENT: these exhibits are the remainder of Volume II and the entirety of Volume III (exhibits are subdivided to comport with the Court's PACER file-size & event requirements) filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 04:07 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 9 ECF FILER: - Appellant's EXHIBITS accompanying Kapellan's DECLARATION RE LITIGATION AGREEMENT: these exhibits are the second portion of Volume II (exhibits are subdivided to comport with the Court's PACER file-size & event requirements) filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 04:02 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 8 ECF FILER: - Appellant's EXHIBITS accompanying Kapellan's DECLARATION RE LITIGATION AGREEMENT: these exhibits are the entirety of Volume I and the initial portion of Volume II (exhibits are subdivided to comport with the Court's PACER file-size & event requirements) filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 03:57 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 7 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan to review - Appellant's MOTION, with declaration of Anna Kapellan, Esq., requesting to submit, by hard-copy mail, a SENSITIVE AFFIDAVIT for the Court's ex parte, in camera review: the affidavit appears not suitable for any PACER filing (even for filing under seal). Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 03:52 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 6 ECF FILER: LETTER from Attorney Anna Kapellan, Esq. for Appellant Anna Kapellan - Appellant's NOTICES: no request to decline consolidation or to seek a coordinated sequential briefing schedule is made at this time; the right to raise such requests is reserved per the Clerk's order. AT-A-GLANCE TABLE OF ALL APPEALS is attached. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 03:43 PM]
July 19, 2026 Filing 5 ECF FILER: Appellant's documents related to case opening; these documents are submitted pursuant to the Clerk's letter filed at ECF No. 1-1 filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan. Certificate of Service dated 07/19/2026. Service made by ECF. [26-2657] (AK) [Entered: 07/19/2026 03:23 PM]
July 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER (Clerk) Appellant seeks review of the District Courts text order entered June 2, 2026. The order appealed may not be final within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 1291 and may not otherwise be appealable at this time. All parties must file written responses addressing the Courts authority to consider this appeal, with a certificate of service attached, within fourteen (14) days from the date of this order. (AMR) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:16 AM]
July 9, 2026 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: 07/09/2026 09:13 AM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (AMR) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:13 AM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant Anna Kapellan in District Court No. 2:23-cv-00597. (AMR) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:08 AM]

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Plaintiff: ANNA KAPELLAN
Represented By: Anna Kapellan Esq.
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Defendant: JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, Inc.
Represented By: Jason M. Altschul Esq.
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Defendant: RWJ BARNABAS HEALTH INC
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Defendant: MS. MARIA CHRISTINA BERNARD
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Defendant: MS. BEBE BHIKAM
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