Merlo v. Ducey, et al.
Plaintiff: CHRISTINE A. MERLO
Defendant: DOUG DUCEY, Former Governor of Arizona, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Former Governor of New Jersey, in their individual and official capacities for actions taken under color of state law, DAMON TYNER, Former Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, JAMES P. MCCLAIN, Former Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, HARLEE STEIN, Former Assistant Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, DIANE RUBERTON, Former Assistant Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, MARIO C. FORMICA, Chief Assistant Prosecutor of Atlantic County, NJ, PATRICIA WILD, Judge, Superior Court, Atlantic County, NJ, BERNARD DELURY, Superior Court Judge - Presiding, Atlantic County NJ, CARY SHILL, Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, DAREN J. DOOLEY, Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ, JOSEPH MCVEY, Detective, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, CHRISTOPHER HALLETT, Detective Atlantic County NJ, MARK FLORENTINO, Lieutenant, Hammonton Police Department, NJ, JAMES SHARKEY, Lieutenant, Law Enforcement Officer, LINDA AMOS, Officer, Law Enforcement Officer, KEVIN FRIEL, Chief of Police, Hammonton Police Department, NJ, KIM TORRES, Clerk of Courts, Hammonton, NJ, SUSAN MEIER, Extradition Secretary, Atlantic County, NJ, PAM RAMSEY, Extradition Officer, Arizona Governor's Office, MICHELE REAGAN, former Secretary of State, Arizona, KIMBERLY M. GUADAGNO, former Secretary of State NJ, JOSEPH ARPAIO, former Sheriff, Maricopa County, Arizona, KATHY JOHNSON, Paralegal, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, NJ, FABIO MORAN, Extradition Unit, Arizona, JILL HOUCK, Duty Clerk, Atlantic County, NJ, PATRICK JOYCE, Prosecutor, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and SHANNON RUSSO PHILIP, Prosecutor, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, in their individual and official capacities
Case Number: 25-6868
Filed: October 30, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Prisoner-Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 31, 2026 Filing 9 CORRESPONDENCE filed by Appellant Christine A. Merlo. [Entered: 04/01/2026 09:37 PM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 8 MAIL RETURNED. DE 3 addressed to Appellant Christine A. Merlo. Action taken: none (no forwarding address found). [Entered: 01/09/2026 03:14 PM]
January 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER FILED. Lisa B. Fitzgerald, Appellate Commissioner. The motion (Docket Entry No. 6) to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The opening brief was filed December 1, 2025. There is no appearance by appellees, so briefing is complete. [Entered: 01/09/2026 08:42 AM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis filed by Appellant Christine A. Merlo. [Entered: 12/31/2025 11:23 AM]
December 2, 2025 Filing 5 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 4 by Appellant Christine A. Merlo is filed. Original and 0 copies. [Entered: 12/02/2025 09:49 AM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 4 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Christine A. Merlo. [Entered: 12/02/2025 09:47 AM]
November 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER FILED. . Response to Fee Order due (Appellant) 12/22/2025 [Entered: 11/24/2025 01:22 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 12/9/2025. For appeal no. 25-6868, 2:25-cv-03433-KML--ASB. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:21 AM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:25-cv-03433-KML--ASB has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-6868 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:19 AM]

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Plaintiff: CHRISTINE A. MERLO
Represented By: Christine A. Merlo
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Defendant: DOUG DUCEY, Former Governor of Arizona
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Defendant: CHRIS CHRISTIE, Former Governor of New Jersey, in their individual and official capacities for actions taken under color of state law
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Defendant: DAMON TYNER, Former Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: JAMES P. MCCLAIN, Former Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: HARLEE STEIN, Former Assistant Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: DIANE RUBERTON, Former Assistant Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: MARIO C. FORMICA, Chief Assistant Prosecutor of Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: PATRICIA WILD, Judge, Superior Court, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: CARY SHILL, Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: DAREN J. DOOLEY, Prosecutor, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: JOSEPH MCVEY, Detective, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
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Defendant: CHRISTOPHER HALLETT, Detective Atlantic County NJ
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Defendant: MARK FLORENTINO, Lieutenant, Hammonton Police Department, NJ
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Defendant: JAMES SHARKEY, Lieutenant, Law Enforcement Officer
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Defendant: LINDA AMOS, Officer, Law Enforcement Officer
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Defendant: KEVIN FRIEL, Chief of Police, Hammonton Police Department, NJ
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Defendant: KIM TORRES, Clerk of Courts, Hammonton, NJ
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Defendant: SUSAN MEIER, Extradition Secretary, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: PAM RAMSEY, Extradition Officer, Arizona Governor's Office
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Defendant: MICHELE REAGAN, former Secretary of State, Arizona
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Defendant: KIMBERLY M. GUADAGNO, former Secretary of State NJ
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Defendant: KATHY JOHNSON, Paralegal, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, NJ
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Defendant: JILL HOUCK, Duty Clerk, Atlantic County, NJ
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Defendant: PATRICK JOYCE, Prosecutor, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
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Defendant: SHANNON RUSSO PHILIP, Prosecutor, Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, in their individual and official capacities
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