Rachel Kay, et al v. Kevin Godfrey, et al
Plaintiff: RACHEL KAY, Individually and as a Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph W. Kay, JOHN KAY and SUSAN KAY
Defendant: OFFICER KEVIN GODFREY, Individualy and in his Official Capacity as a Member of the Hilltown Township Police Department, CHIEF CHRISTOPHER ENGELHART, Individuially and in his Official Capacity as the Chief of the Hilltown Township Police Department, TOWNSHIP OF HILLTOWN, COLIN WAHLERS and WENDY WAHLERS
Debtor: JOHN WAHLERS
Case Number: 26-3253
Filed: September 9, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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September 11, 2026 Filing 5 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Nicholas A. Cummins on behalf of Appellee(s) Officer Kevin Godfrey, Hilltown Township, Chief Christopher Engelhart. [26-3253] (NAC) [Entered: 09/11/2026 03:37 PM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 4 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 (SB) [Entered: 09/09/2026 12:11 PM]
September 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER (Clerk) It is noted that the District Court opinion is sealed in the District Court. Because it is sealed, the Clerk has not filed the District Courts opinion on this Courts docket. Any party who wishes to continue the seal must file a motion pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. Misc. 106.1(c)(2) within thirty days of the date the notice of appeal was filed or the seal will be lifted and the opinion will be added to the docket without restriction. Any motion under 3d Cir. L.A.R. Misc. 106.1(c)(2) should specify the scope of the relief requested, including the basis for sealing and the desired duration of the sealing order. If any party intends to file other sealed documents with the Court during the appeal, the filing party must file an appropriate motion to seal, submit the documents separately, and title the filing as SEALED. See 3d Cir. L.A.R. Misc. 106.1(a). The parties are directed to use the CM/ECF events preceded by the word SEALED whenever filing any documents which may contain sealed material. All hard copies of documents submitted to this Court should be properly labeled that they are SEALED and provided in a clearly marked envelope--[Edited 09/09/2026 by SB] (SB) [Entered: 09/09/2026 12:10 PM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (SB) [Entered: 09/09/2026 12:07 PM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellants John Kay, Rachel Kay and Susan Kay in District Court No. 5:26-cv-00009. (SB) [Entered: 09/09/2026 12:04 PM]

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Plaintiff: RACHEL KAY, Individually and as a Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph W. Kay
Represented By: Robert E. Goldman Esq.
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Plaintiff: JOHN KAY
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Plaintiff: SUSAN KAY
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Defendant: OFFICER KEVIN GODFREY, Individualy and in his Official Capacity as a Member of the Hilltown Township Police Department
Represented By: Nicholas A. Cummins Esq.
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Defendant: CHIEF CHRISTOPHER ENGELHART, Individuially and in his Official Capacity as the Chief of the Hilltown Township Police Department
Represented By: Nicholas A. Cummins Esq.
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Defendant: TOWNSHIP OF HILLTOWN
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Defendant: COLIN WAHLERS
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Defendant: WENDY WAHLERS
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Debtor: JOHN WAHLERS
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