Pennsylvania Garnishment Law

United States of America v. Hiteshkumar Patel

Scranton, PA - South Abington Man Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison For Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme Hiteshkumar Patel, age 52, a resident of South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 9, 2018, by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to serve 234 months in prison on the charges of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. According to Un... More...

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Ronald Kelly v. Maxium Speciality Insurance Group

This case presents a situation familiar to our district courts. Two related lawsuits are pending — one each in state and federal court. The state action seeks to determine a defendant’s liability for an alleged harm, and the federal action seeks only a declaratory judgment on an insurer’s obligation to defend and indemnify the defendant. The District Court here exercised its discretion to ab... More...

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Michael E. Siluk, Jr. v. Catherine Merwin

We are asked to interpret provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRAâ€) requiring federal prisons to withdraw certain amounts from prisoner trust accounts to pay 1 The attorneys for the appellant are appearing pro bono following a prior order granting appellant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The judges of this court express our gratitude to those attorneys for accepting... More...

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Paul Bryan v. Erie County Office of Children and Youth, et al.

In the midst of trial in the District Court, the parties agreed to a high-low settlement. Regardless of the verdict, the Bryan family was to receive at least $900,000. And regardless of the verdict, defendants Cindy Baxter and Renie Skalko were to pay no more than $2.7 million. So when the jury returned an $8.6 million verdict for the Bryans, Baxter and Skalko tendered $2.7 million and asked the B... More...

$0 (05-20-2014 - PA)

In Re: Berry L. Michael

This appeal raises a question of first impression involving the interpretation of Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 101 et seq., in the common circumstance of a debtor converting his or her case from a Chapter 13 adjustment of debts under a reorganization plan to a Chapter 7 liquidation of assets and distribution to creditors.1 If at the time of conversion the Chapter 13 truste... More...

$0 (10-26-2012 - PA)

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v.the Estate of Thomas W. Mehlman

This matter comes on before this Court on an appeal and cross-appeals from a final order of the District Court dated March 27, 2008, and entered March 28, 2008, in a declaratory judgment action initiated by the State Farm Fire & Casualty Company.1 See State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Estate of Mehlman, 2008 WL 863969 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 28, 2008) ("State Farmâ€). Both the District Court and this Cour... More...

$0 (12-16-2009 - PA)