Abu-Jamal et al v. Kerestes et al
Plaintiff: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Bret Grote and Robert Boyle
Defendant: John Kerestes and Geisinger Medical Center
Case Number: 3:2015cv00967
Filed: May 18, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Scranton Office
County: Schuylkill
Presiding Judge: Robert D. Mariani
Presiding Judge: Karoline Mehalchick
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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September 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 343 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 306 Motion for Summary Judgment. See Order for full details. Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 9/9/21 (jam)
May 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 273 ORDER denying 248 Medical Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; granting in part and denying in part 251 Corrections Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. The Corrections Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff's claims against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. In all other respects, the Corrections Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 5/10/18 (jam)
January 10, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 207 ORDER 1. Plaintiff's Motion to File aThird Amended Complaint, (Doc. 179), is GRANTED. 2. Plaintiff shall file the Third Amended Complaint, previously filed as an attachment to Plaintiffs Motion to File aThird Amended Complaint, (Doc. 179-1), within 7 days of the date of this Order.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 1/10/17. (jfg)
August 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 192 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). Plaintiffs Objections (Doc. 42) are OVERRULED. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 39) is OVERRULED. Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 23) is DENIED. Plaintiffs "Motion to Supplement Record of Motion for Preliminary Injunction" (Doc. 186) is DENIED AS MOOT.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 8/31/2016. (bg)
August 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 173 ORDER upon consideration of Defendant Geisinger's "Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended and Supplemental Complaint(Doc. 63), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT said Motion is GRANTED. The claims against Geisinger Medical Center are DISMISSED with prejudice.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 8/5/16. (jfg)
June 22, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 158 ORDER upon consideration of Defendants Lisiak, Khanum, and Saxon's "Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Amended Complaint" (Doc. 110), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT said Motion is DENIED.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 6/22/16. (jfg)
June 3, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 126 OPINION AND ORDER - THAT said Motion is DENIED. The Court's denial of the Motion to Strike should not be construed by any of the parties as reflecting an opinion on the ability of Plaintiff to substantiate in the course of this litigation any of the challenged averments or an opinion that, if substantiated, the facts so established will bear asufficient connection to the issues in this case to be deemed relevant under Federal Rule of Evidence 401.Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 6/2/16. (jfg)
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Plaintiff: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Represented By: Robert J. Boyle
Represented By: Bret D. Grote
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Plaintiff: Bret Grote
Represented By: Robert J. Boyle
Represented By: Bret D. Grote
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Plaintiff: Robert Boyle
Represented By: Robert J. Boyle
Represented By: Bret D. Grote
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Defendant: John Kerestes
Represented By: Laura J. Neal
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Defendant: Geisinger Medical Center
Represented By: Daniel T. Brier
Represented By: Suzanne Conaboy
Represented By: John B. Dempsey
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