Finn v. Bivens et al
Plaintiff: Patrick Finn
Defendant: George Bivens, Does 1, 2, 3, and 4, Wright Township Police Department, The Pennsylvania State Police, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun, Major Maynard Gray, Mallory Liller, Royce Engler, Captain Jeremy Richard and Maria Finn
Case Number: 3:2019cv01905
Filed: November 1, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: A Richard Caputo
Referring Judge: James M Munley
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 30, 2019 Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew W. Norfleet on behalf of Maria Finn. (Norfleet, Andrew)
December 27, 2019 Filing 36 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Maria Finn. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1 - Johnson v. PSI Pizza, Inc.)(Lavery, Frank)
December 27, 2019 Filing 35 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by George Bivens, Maynard Gray, Jeremy Richard, The Pennsylvania State Police. (Attachments: #1 Unpublished Opinion(s))(Korn, Alexander)
December 27, 2019 Filing 34 EXHIBIT A - Redacted May 2018 Criminal Transcript (Supplemented and Filed Under Seal) by Maria Finn re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #32 Exhibit. (Kramer, Elizabeth)
December 27, 2019 Filing 33 EXHIBIT B - Audio Recording (Filed Under Seal) by Maria Finn re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM . (Kramer, Elizabeth)
December 27, 2019 Filing 32 EXHIBIT A - Redacted May 2018 Criminal Transcript (Filed Under Seal) by Maria Finn re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM . (Kramer, Elizabeth)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #17 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint Brief in Opposition due by 1/17/2020Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/20/19 (dw)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #22 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/20/19. (dw)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #24 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief in Support re #16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint. Brief in Support due by 12/27/2019.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/20/19. (dw)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #21 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief in Support re #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM . Brief in Support due by 12/27/2019.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/20/19 (dw)
December 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #19 Motion for Leave to File Exhibits Under Seal. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 12/20/19. (dw)
December 19, 2019 Filing 26 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #17 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun.(McDonough, Sean)
December 19, 2019 Filing 25 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Brief to #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #17 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint, #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM or Amend Complaint filed by Patrick Finn. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Weisberg, Larry)
December 19, 2019 Filing 24 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Brief to #16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by George Bivens, Maynard Gray, The Pennsylvania State Police. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Korn, Alexander)
December 19, 2019 Filing 23 CERTIFICATE of Concurrence by Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun re #22 MOTION to Exceed Page Limitation Exceed Word Count Limitation . (McDonough, Sean)
December 19, 2019 Filing 22 MOTION to Exceed Page Limitation Exceed Word Count Limitation by Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(McDonough, Sean)
December 18, 2019 Filing 21 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Brief to #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Maria Finn. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Nonconcurrence, #2 Proposed Order)(Kramer, Elizabeth)
December 13, 2019 Filing 20 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Royce Engler, Wright Township Police Department. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s))(Kozlowski, Mark)
December 6, 2019 Filing 19 MOTION for Leave to File Two Exhibits Under Seal in Support of Motion to Dismiss by Maria Finn. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Concurrence, #2 Proposed Order)(Lavery, Frank)
December 6, 2019 Filing 18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Maria Finn. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Nonconcurrence, #2 Proposed Order)(Lavery, Frank)
December 6, 2019 Filing 17 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(McDonough, Sean)
December 6, 2019 Filing 16 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by George Bivens, Maynard Gray, The Pennsylvania State Police. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Korn, Alexander)
December 5, 2019 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Kramer on behalf of Maria Finn (Kramer, Elizabeth)
December 5, 2019 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Frank J. Lavery, Jr on behalf of Maria Finn (Lavery, Frank)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order approving #12 Stipulation. Defendant Wright Twp. and Chief Royce Engler's brief in support of motion to dismiss due: 12/13/19. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/21/19. (dw)
November 20, 2019 Filing 12 STIPULATION to Extend Deadline to file Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss by Royce Engler, Wright Township Police Department. (Kozlowski, Mark)
November 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Extend Time to File Responsive Pleading. Defendant Maria A. Finn's Response to Complaint due: 12/6/19. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/12/19. (dw)
November 8, 2019 Filing 10 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Royce Engler, Wright Township Police Department. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Certificate of Nonconcurrence)(Kozlowski, Mark)
November 8, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION for Extension of Time to file responsive pleading to plantiff's complaint filed by Maria Finn.(mfa)
November 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #6 Motion to Extend Time to File Responsive Pleading. PSP Defendants' Response to Complaint due: 12/6/19.Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/8/19. (dw)
November 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting #4 Motion to Extend Time to File Responsive Pleading. Luzerne County Children & Youth Defendants' response to complaint due: 12/6/19. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/8/19. (dw)
November 7, 2019 Filing 6 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint by George Bivens, Maynard Gray, The Pennsylvania State Police. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Korn, Alexander)
November 7, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Thomas Korn on behalf of George Bivens, Maynard Gray, The Pennsylvania State Police (Korn, Alexander)
November 7, 2019 Filing 4 MOTION for Extension of Time to file a Responsive Pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint by Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(McDonough, Sean)
November 7, 2019 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Sean P. McDonough on behalf of Mallory Liller, Luzerne County Children & Youth Services, JoAnne Van Saun. (McDonough, Sean)
November 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER Re: Case Assignment and Procedures. Signed by Honorable A. Richard Caputo on 11/5/19. (dw)
November 4, 2019 Senior Judge Munley has recused and has directed that this matter be reassigned. (jw)
November 4, 2019 DOCKET ANNOTATION: This case has been assigned to Judge Caputo (jw)
November 1, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Wright Township Police Department, Royce Engler from Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, case number 2019-cv-4176. (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0314-4917227), filed by Wright Township Police Department, Royce Engler. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B - Original Luzerne County Complaint, #3 Exhibits C and D, #4 Cert of Svc)(ep) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/1/2019: #5 Civil Cover Sheet) (ep).

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Defendant: George Bivens
Represented By: Alexander Thomas Korn
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Defendant: Wright Township Police Department
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Defendant: JoAnne Van Saun
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Defendant: Major Maynard Gray
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Defendant: Mallory Liller
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Defendant: Royce Engler
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Defendant: Captain Jeremy Richard
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Defendant: Maria Finn
Represented By: Frank J. Lavery, Jr.
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Represented By: Elizabeth Kramer
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Plaintiff: Patrick Finn
Represented By: Derrek William Cummings
Represented By: Stephen P. Gunther
Represented By: Larry A. Weisberg
Represented By: Steve Todd Mahan, Jr.
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