Thornton v. United States of America et al
| Pennsylvania Western District Court | |
| Judge: | Susan Paradise Baxter |
| Case #: | 1:25-cv-00065 |
| Nature of Suit | 440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause | 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act |
| Case Filed: | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Last checked: Saturday Apr 26, 2025 7:54 AM EDT |
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Defendant
Mike Attalla
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Defendant
Jason Wilson
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Josh Vogel
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Steven Uplinger
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Unknown USMS TFO (Badge No. Unknown)
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Unknown USMS TFO (Badge No. 5791)
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Unknown Pennsylvania State Trooper (Badge No. 12547)
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Defendant
Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. Unknown)
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Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 436)
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Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 393)
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Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 350)
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Defendant
United States of America
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Defendant
Donald Sornberger
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Defendant
Dan Shields
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Defendant
Jake Sack
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Defendant
Jason Russell
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Defendant
Arthur Rhoades
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Defendant
Anthony Attalla
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Defendant
Stephen Barnes
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Defendant
Jesse Bayle
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Defendant
Nick Bernatowicz
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Defendant
Ira Bush
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Defendant
CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
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Michael Davis
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Defendant
Steven DeLuca
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Defendant
John Does 1-10
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Defendant
Nico Fioravanti
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Defendant
Hayden Foltz
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Defendant
Jesse King
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Defendant
Ryan Onderko
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Defendant
Mark Rosenthal
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Plaintiff
Lance Thornton
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Represented By
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| Docket last updated: 05/06/2025 11:59 PM EDT |
| Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Tue 04/29 3:48 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Samantha Stewart on behalf of United States of America. (Stewart, Samantha) |
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| Monday, April 21, 2025 | ||
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service
Summons/Return of Service Returned Executed
Mon 04/21 12:18 PM
SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by Lance Thornton. Michael Davis served on 3/28/2025, answer due 4/18/2025; Jesse King served on 3/28/2025, answer due 4/18/2025; Unknown Pennsylvania State Trooper (Badge No. 12547) served on 3/28/2025, answer due 4/18/2025. (Watkins, Sara) |
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Summons/Return of Service Returned Executed
Mon 04/21 12:12 PM
SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by Lance Thornton. CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA served on 4/17/2025, answer due 5/8/2025. (Watkins, Sara) |
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| Monday, March 24, 2025 | ||
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Summons Issued
Mon 03/24 3:44 PM
Summons Issued as to Jason Wilson (rjr) |
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service
Summons Issued
Mon 03/24 3:43 PM
Summons Issued as to Anthony Attalla, Mike Attalla, Stephen Barnes, Jesse Bayle, Nick Bernatowicz, Ira Bush, CITY OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, Michael Davis, Steven DeLuca, Nico Fioravanti, Hayden Foltz, Jesse King, Ryan Onderko, Arthur Rhoades, Mark Rosenthal, Jason Russell, Jake Sack, Dan Shields, Donald Sornberger, United States of America, Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 350), Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 393), Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. 436), Unknown Erie Police Officer (Badge No. Unknown), Unknown Pennsylvania State Trooper (Badge No. 12547), Unknown USMS TFO (Badge No. 5791), Unknown USMS TFO (Badge No. Unknown), Steven Uplinger, Josh Vogel (rjr) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Erie City,
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Att: 2
Summons #436,
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Summons #393,
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Summons #350,
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Summons DeLuca,
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Summons Davis,
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Summons Bernatowicz,
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Att: 8
Summons Bush,
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Summons Bayle,
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Att: 10
Summons Barnes,
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Att: 11
Summons A. Attalla,
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Summons Foltz,
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Att: 13
Summons King,
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Summons #5791,
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Att: 15
Summons M. Attalla,
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Att: 16
Summons Onderko,
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Att: 17
Summons Rhoades,
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Att: 18
Summons Rosenthal,
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Att: 19
Summons Russ or Russel,
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Att: 20
Summons Russell,
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Att: 21
Summons Sack,
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Summons Shields,
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Summons Sornberger,
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Att: 24
Summons TFO Bayle,
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Summons #12547,
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Att: 26
Summons Uplinger,
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Summons USA,
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Att: 28
Summons Vogel
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Errata (to be used by filers)
Mon 03/24 3:14 PM
Errata re4 Praecipe to Issue Summons, by Lance Thornton. Reason for Correction: Corrected Name on Summons for Jason Wilson. (Watkins, Sara) |
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service
Praecipe to Issue Summons
Mon 03/24 10:49 AM
PRAECIPE to Issue Summons by Lance Thornton (Watkins, Sara) Attachment 17 removed from public view and refiled at Errata5 . Modified text on 3/24/2025. (rjr) |
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Att: 1
Summons United States of America,
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Summons City of Erie,
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Summons Officer Anthony Attalla,
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Summons Officer Mike Attalla,
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Summons Officer Nick Bernatowicz,
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Summons Officer Ira Bush,
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Summons Officer Steven DeLuca,
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Summons Officer Nico Fioravanti,
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Summons Officer Hayden Foltz,
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Summons Officer Arthur Rhoades,
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Summons Officer Jake Sack,
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Summons Officer Dan Shields,
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Summons Officer Donald Sornberger,
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Summons Officer Steven Uplinger,
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Summons Officer Josh Vogel,
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Summons Officer Jason Russell,
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Summons Officer John Wilson,
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Summons Officer Ryan Onderko,
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Summons Unknown Erie Police Officer and Badge No. 393,
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Summons Unknown Erie Police Officer, Badge No. 350,
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Summons Unknown Police Officer and Badge No. aka Russel and/or Russ,
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Summons Unknown Erie Police Officer, Badge No. 436,
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Summons Detective Mark Rosenthal,
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Summons US Marshal Stephen Barnes,
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Summons US Marshall Jesse Bayle,
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Summons US Marshal Michael Davis,
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Summons Unkown US Marshal, Unknown Badge No. aka TFO Bayle,
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Summons Unknown US Marshal, Badge No. 5791,
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Att: 29
Summons PA State Trooper Jesse King,
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Summons Unknown PA State Trooper, Badge No. 12547
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 03/12 4:13 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Robert F. Daley on behalf of Lance Thornton. (Daley, Robert) |
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 03/12 4:12 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by D. Aaron Rihn on behalf of Lance Thornton. (Rihn, D.) |
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ATTORNEY Complaint (Credit Card Required)
Wed 03/12 12:16 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $405, receipt number APAWDC-8749013), filed by Lance Thornton. (Watkins, Sara) |
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet
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utility
Add and Terminate Judges
Wed 03/12 2:15 PM
Judge Susan Paradise Baxter added. (rjr) |
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