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OPINION OF THE COURT ROTH, Circuit. Judge. This case arises from the claim of an American Indian nation to a portion of its *413 aboriginal land. For the reasons that follow, we find that any aboriginal rights held by the Delaware Nation to the land known as “Tatamy’s Pla

295 F.Supp.2d 529 (2003) BELL ATLANTIC — PENNSYLVANIA, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, et al., Defendants. MCI Telecommunications Corp., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Bell-Atlantic-Pennsylvania, et al., Defendants. No. Civ.A. 99-5391, Civ.A. 03-685. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. December 12, 2003.

OPINION OF THE COURT ROTH, Circuit Judge. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), several PUC Commissioners, and several Pennsylvania State Senators appeal the District Court’s denial of their motions to dismiss the claims and cross-claims brought against them under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by Bell Atlantic (now known as Verizon), MCbWorldcom (WorldCom), and AT&T. The PUC and the Com

273 F.3d 337 (3rd Cir. 2001) BELL ATLANTIC-PENNSYLVANIA, INC.v.THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION;JOHN M. QUAIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; ROBERT K. BLOOM, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; NORA MEAD BROWNELL, COMMISSIONER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, IN HER INDIVIDUAL A

446 F.3d 410 THE DELAWARE NATION, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, in Its Own Name and as the Successor in Interest to "Moses" Tundy Tetamy, a Former Chief of the Delaware Nation, and of his Descendantsv.COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; Edward G. Rendell; County of Northampton, Pennsylvania; J. Michael Dowd; Ron Angle; Michael F. Corriere; Mary Ensslin; Margaret Ferraro; Wayne A. Grube; Ann McHale; Timothy B. Merwarth; Nick R. Sabatine; Co

247 F.3d 61 (3rd Cir. 2001) KRUEGER ASSOCIATES, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND TRADING AS NATIONAL FULFILLMENT SERVICES,v.THE AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA; ADT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.,ADT SECURITY SYSTEMS INC., DEFENDANT/THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFv.EUGENE KRUEGER, INDIVIDUALLY D/B/A HOLMES CORPORATE CENTER D/B/A HOLMES INDUSTRIAL OFFICE CENTER; SAMUEL MENDICINO, INDIVIDUALLY D/B/A HOLMES CORPORATE CENTER D/B/A HOLMES IN

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. OPINION JUSTICE DONOHUE In this discretionary appeal, we must determine whether a zoning ordinance that defines "family" as requiring "a single housekeeping unit" permits the purely transient use of a property located in a residential zoning distr

731 F.Supp.2d 443 (2010) Franklin C. BROWN, et al. v. NEUBERGER, QUINN, GIELEN, RUBIN & GIBBER, P.A., et al. Civil No. CCB-09-1684. United States District Court, D. Maryland. August 2, 2010. *445 Ray M. Shepard, Susan Mae Euteneuer, Duane Morris LLP, Baltimore, MD, George A. Reihner, Wright and Reihner P.C., Scranton, PA, for

Opinions of the United 2006 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 6-14-2006 Delaware Nation v. Comm of PA Precedential or

KIM R. GIBSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE I. Introduction Pending before the Court are two motions to dismiss. The first motion was filed *760by Defendants Commonwealth Recovery Group, Inc. ("Commonwealth Recovery") and Capital One Auto Finance ("Capital One"), who move to dismiss Counts III and IV of the Ame

207 F.Supp.2d 341 (2001) Charles M. PAHLER, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF WILKES-BARRE, Thomas McGroarty, and William Barrett, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:00-1143. United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. January 25, 2001. Order Denying Reconsideration May 5, 2001. *342 *343

OPINION OF THE COURT SCIRICA, Chief Judge. In a labor dispute over unpaid wages, plaintiffs gained certification of an opt-in *304 class under the Fair Labor Standards Act and then sought certification of a Fed. R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3) opt-out class under the Pennsylvania Wage Pay

61 F.Supp.2d 407 (1999) Joseph BENEVENTO, Drew W. Krapf, Esther Rosenblum, Bruce C. Compaine, Edward Maze and Rita Baskin, Plaintiffs for themselves and all other similarlysituated annuity purchasers, v. LIFE USA HOLDING, INC., Defendant. No. CIV. A. 97-CV-7827. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. September 29, 1999. *408</

335 B.R. 95 (2005) In re DOCTORS HEALTH, INC., Debtor in Possession, Doctors Health, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Nylcare Health Plans of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc., Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 98-6-6211-JS. Adversary No. 99-5563-JS. United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland. April 15, 2005. *96 *97

924 F.Supp. 1413 (1996) Richard WOLFSON and Nancy Wolfson v. Paul LEWIS, Stephen Wilson, Jane Doe and John Doe. Civil Action No. 96-1162. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. April 8, 1996. *1414 *1415 John M. Elliott, James C. Crumlish, III, Mark J. Schwemler, Frederick P. Santare

254 F.Supp.2d 509 (2003) George SHADIE, Parent and Natural Guardian of Alex Shadie, et al. Plaintiffs v. AVENTIS PASTEUR, INC., Individually and as Successor in Interest to Connaught Laboratories, Inc., et al. Defendants No. 3:CV-02-0702. United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania. March 31, 2003. *512 Gerald John Hanchulak,

ADJUDICATION STANDISH, District Judge. I Before the court for consideration are two consolidated civil actions brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. Section 1001, et seq. With one exception, plaintiffs are 52 retirees and former employees of Brockway, Inc. (Brockway).1 One plaintiff, Margaret M. Suhay, is

342 F.3d 301 Melania Felix DE ASENCIO; Manuel A. Gutierrez; Asela Ruiz; Eusebia Ruiz; Luis A. Vigo; Luz Cordova; Hector Pantajos, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Similarly Situated Individualsv.TYSON FOODS, INC., Appellant. No. 02-3719. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued April 24, 2003. Filed September 8, 2003.

20 F.Supp.2d 803 (1998) HOLT CARGO SYSTEMS, INC., et al. v. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY, et al. No. CIV. A. 94-7778. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. March 23, 1998. *804 *805 *806 *807

DECISION AND ENTRY DENYING FINAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; ORDER OF JULY 9, 1999, INTER ALIA, CONDITIONALLY CERTIFYING SUBCLASSES FOR PURPOSES OF SETTLEMENT AND PRELIMINARILY APPROVING PROPOSED SETTLEMENT (DOC. #31) VACATED; FURTHER PROCEDURES ORDERED OF PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS; MOTION TO INTERVENE FILED BY CLASS MEMBERS FRANK BREWER, JAMES REED, AND ERIC KIRK (DOC. #43) OVERRULED, AS MOOT; MOTION TO INTERVENE FILED BY CLA