Hall v. Berdanier et al
Plaintiff: Eric Hall
Defendant: Eugene H. Berdanier, David J. Wapinsky, Grant F. Yoder, Richard Emerich, John Wowak, Frank Rempalo, Brian Gotshall, Michael Buchanon, Charles Foster, Howard Poleman, Rebecca Bergan, Farrone and Gina Marie Galle
Case Number: 1:2009cv01016
Filed: May 29, 2009
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Harrisburg Office
County: Adams
Presiding Judge: William W. Caldwell
Presiding Judge: PT
Nature of Suit: Plaintiff
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 5, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 196 MEMORANDUM re pltf's MOTION Seeking Court Assistance 164 and to Appoint Counsel 182 filed by Eric Hall (Order to follow as separate docket entry)Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 01/05/15. (ma)
March 5, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 151 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - AND NOW, this 5th day of March, 2013, based on the accompanying memorandum, it is ORDERED that: 1. The defts.' mtn. in limine 124 is granted. 2. Hall is prohibited from making any reference during opening or closing stmt s., from introducing any testimony, evidence or reference to: (a) a not-guilty verdict entered in his criminal trial...(b) any medical testimony relating to his medical or mental-health treatment...(c) any testimony or evidence of other wrongs allege dly committed by the defts...3. Defts.' mtn. to compel plf. to execute an authorization for release of medical or psychological records 144 is granted...4. W/in 10 days of Hall's receipt of the appropriate health-care authorization forms, he is to return them to defense counsel or otherwise notify the crt. of his w/drawal of his damage claims...5. Defts.' mtn. to enforce subpoenas 129 is conditionally granted...6. Hall's mtn. to appt. an expert pur. to Fed. R. Civ. Evid. 701 134 is denied. (See memo for complete details.) Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 3/5/13. (am)
March 23, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 115 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - AND NOW, this 23rd day of March, 2012, it is ordered that: 1. The mtn. 89 of deft., Gina Galle, for SJ is granted. The Clerk of Court shall enter jgm. in favor of Galle & against plf. on all the claims against her: the conspi racy claim pur. to 42 USC 1983; the federal claim of malicious prosecution; the state-law claim for false arrest; the state-law claim for false imprisonment; the state-law claim for abuse of process; and the state-law claim for defamation. 2. The mtn . 97 of the Schuylkill County Prison Defts. for SJ is granted in part. The Clerk of Crt. shall enter jgm. in favor of the Schuylkill County Prison defts. & against plf. on the following claims: the Eighth Amendment claim for excessive force agains t Berdanier & Wapinsky based on the knowledge & acquiescence in subordinates' use of excessive force; the 42 USC 1983 conspiracy claim against Wowak; the federal claim for malicious prosecution against Wowak; the state-law claim for false impris onment against Wowak; the state-law claim for abuse of process against Wowak; and the state-law claim for defamation against Wowak. In all other respects, the mtn. is denied. 3. Plf.'s mtn. 108 for ext. of time under FRCP 56(d)(2) to conduct disc. & his mtn. 108 for reconsideration of our order of 5/3/11, are denied. 4. An order sched. this case for trial shall follow. (See memo for complete details). Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 3/23/12. (am, )
June 1, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 43 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - AND NOW, this 1st day of June, 2010, it is ordered that: 1. The mtn. 17 of the Schuylkill Cty. Prison defts. to dismiss, or in the alternative for SJ, is denied. 2. The mtn. 28 to dismiss filed by deft., Grant F. Yoder, is granted, and all claims against him are dism'd. (See memo for complete details.) 1 Signed by Honorable William W. Caldwell on 6/1/10. (am)
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Defendant: Howard Poleman
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Defendant: Gina Marie Galle
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