Rivera v. Rendell et al
Plaintiff: Roberto C Rivera
Defendant: Ed Rendell, Jeffrey Beard, James C Barnacle, Mark L Dembert, John Johnson, Dorina Varner, Shirley R Moore Smeal, Mark D. Goldberg, Andrea Priori Meintel, Kathy Zwierzyna, Richard S. Ellers, Michael D. Klopotoski, Norman Demming, Vincent Mooney, Jerome Walsh, Robin Lucas, Thomas Leskowski, Oludolapo Kale, Mahich, Wittywat, Buffton, Andrew Loluhoski, Jane Mary Jesse, Ellen Lucas, Michael Goyne, Thomas Sokaloski and McKeown
Case Number: 3:2010cv00505
Filed: March 5, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Scranton Office
County: Luzerne
Presiding Judge: A. Richard Caputo
Presiding Judge: PT
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None

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August 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 258 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry).(1) The Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 245) filed by Defendant Jerome Walsh is GRANTED.(2) Judgment is ENTERED in FAVOR of Defendant Walsh and AGAINST Plaintiff Roberto C. Rivera on the sole remaining claim in this action, i.e.,Plaintiffs claim that Defendant Walsh was deliberately indifferent to hisserious mental health needs in March 2009 when failing to reinstate hisZ Code status. (3) The Clerk of Court is directed to mark the case as CLOSED.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 8/2/18. (dw)
July 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 243 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 234 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Roberto C Rivera, 231 MOTION to Compel Discovery filed by Roberto C Rivera.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 7/12/17. (jam)
May 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 230 ORDER denying 225 Motion to Amend/Correct Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 5/12/17 (ep)
March 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 221 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 202 MOTION for Order filed by Roberto C Rivera, 200 MOTION for Order filed by Roberto C Rivera, 198 MOTION for Discovery filed by Roberto C Rivera. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 3/16/17. (jam)
December 4, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 195 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 172 MOTION to Alter Judgment filed by Roberto C Rivera. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/3/15. (jam)
December 3, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 193 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 188 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Roberto C Rivera.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/2/15. (jam)
September 21, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 170 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 123 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Oludolapo Kale, 121 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Andrew Loluhoski, Thomas Sokaloski, Jerome Walsh, Michael Goyne, 149 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Brief to 123 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 121 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed filed by Roberto C Rivera, 150 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by Roberto C Rivera. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 9/21/15. (jam)
September 5, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER denying 88 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 9/5/13 (jam)
April 1, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 73 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re 70 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Complaint, filed by Roberto C Rivera, 15 MOTION to Dismiss or in the Alternative for Summary Judgment filed by Jane Mary Jesse, Oludolapo Kale, 13 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Michael D. Klopotoski, Vincent Mooney, Dorina Varner, Thomas Leskowski, Richard S. Ellers, McKeown, Michael Goyne, Mark L Dembert, Shirley R Moore Smeal, Norman Demming, Ed Rendell, Andrea Priori Meintel, Jerome Walsh, Andrew Loluhoski, Robin Lucas, John Johnson, Kathy Zwierzyna, Thomas Sokaloski, Jeffrey Beard, James C Barnacle, Mark D. Goldberg. It is ORDERED that:1.The Commonwealth Defendants Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 13) is GRANTED.2.All supervisory liability claims against defendants Rendell, Beard, Moore-Smeal, Goldberg, Barnacle, Dembert, Prior-Meintel, Johnson, Ellers, Zwierzyna, Varner, Klopotoski, Demming, Mooney, Lucas, and Leskowsky are DISMISSED.3.All due process claims against defendants Moore-Smeal, Goldberg , Prior-Meintel and McKeown are DISMISSED.4.Commonwealth Defendants Walsh, Goyne, Lopuhovsky and Sokaloski are granted twenty-one (21) days from the date of this Order to file an Answer to the Complaint.5.The Medical Defendants Motion to Dismiss (Doc . 15) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.6.The Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims against Dr. Jesse are DISMISSED.7.The motion to dismiss the Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims against Dr. Kale is DENIED.8.Dr. Kale is granted twenty-one (21) days from the date of this Order to file an Answer to the Complaint.9.Mr. Riveras Motion to Amend the Complaint (Doc. 70) is DENIED.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 4/1/13. (jam)
March 27, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 72 ORDER denying 29 Motion to Appoint Counsel, without prejudice. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 3/27/13 (jam)
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