Wade v. Monroe County District Attorney et al
Plaintiff: Robert Muir Wade
Defendant: Monroe County District Attorney, Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania and E. David Christie
Case Number: 3:2015cv00584
Filed: March 24, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Scranton Office
County: Luzerne
Presiding Judge: A. Richard Caputo
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Defendant

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May 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.Count II of the complaint (access to courts) shall be DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1);2.The Clerk is directed to enter JUDGMENT in favor of the plaintiff with respect to Count I of the complaint (procedural due process), pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;3.The defendants shall take all steps reasonably necessary to preserve: the physical evidence taken from the victims body, including fingernails of the victim and any scrapings from those fingernails; the yellow turtleneck sweater worn by the victim and which had a bloodstain on the neck and body of the sweater; the lavender leather coat; the bra, underpants, pantyhose, and shoes of the victim; the trash bag in which the body of the victim was found; the contents of the laven der coat of the victim; and the inventory of the items found in the lavender coat;4.The defendants shall produce the evidence described in the preceding paragraph to the plaintiff for inspection and touch DNA testing;5.The defendants shall cooperate with the plaintiff in selecting a qualified laboratory for touch DNA testing of the evidence described in paragraph 3; and6.Within sixty (60) days after the date of this Order, the parties shall file a joint status report with respect to their progress or performance under paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of this Order.Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 5/13/19. (ms)
June 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry)- In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 32) is DENIED.Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 6/15/18. (ms)
September 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry)Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/29/2017. (rm)
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Plaintiff: Robert Muir Wade
Represented By: Cheryl J. Sturm
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Defendant: Monroe County District Attorney
Represented By: Gerard J. Geiger
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Defendant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
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Defendant: E. David Christie
Represented By: Gerard J. Geiger
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