2016 Decisions
As a recognized backup archive for the United States Court for the Third Circuit, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law maintains digital copies of all opinions filed by the Court since May of 1994. New opinions are added monthly.
NOTE: Most opinions are marked "Precedential" or "Non-Precedential", either on the cover page, or somewhere on the first page of the opinion. Non-Precedential Opinions are only binding upon the parties involved, and should not be cited or relied upon for the legal principles stated within.
Also, even precedential opinions may have been overruled since the time the case was published. The legal validity of any of these opinions should be checked with a citator (e.g. Lexis' Shepard's or Westlaw's KeyCite)
January
Virgil Rushing v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC v. Scout Petroleum
Willie Griffin, Jr. v. Warden Allenwood FCI
Robert Harriott v. City of Wilkes Barre
Debra Johnson v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC
Joseph Danihel v. Executive Office of the Presid
Group Against Smog and Polluti v. Shenango Inc
Janet Lieb v. Allstate Property & Casualty
Karen Sarpolis v. Allan Tereshko
Mark Lane v. Warden Schuylkill FCI
Santander Bank v. Steve HoSang
Mel Marin v. La Paloma Healthcare Center
Panfilo Bolanos Silva v. Attorney General United States
Norristown Area School Distric v. F. C.
Sandra Connelly v. Lane Construction Corp
Wilby Barnett v. United States of America
Eric Barksdale v. Superintendent Sing Sing Corre
Edward Clutter v. Commissioner Social Security
Calvin Mann v. Commissioner Social Security
Margaret Tourtellotte v. Eli Lilly & Co
Waliyyddin Abdullah v. Small Business Banking Departm
David Williams v. Conewago Twp Bd of Supervisors
Josh Finkelman v. National Football League
Jason Collura v. Nicholas Ford
Efrain Moralez-Palillero v. Attorney General United States
Mohamed Diallo v. Attorney General United States
USA v. Bernabe Palazuelos-Mendez
Jay Briley v. Attorney General United States
In Re: Trump Entertainment Resorts
Robert Zomolosky v. Ellen Kullman
Gil Castaneda-Cortez v. Warden York County Prison
Nava Laniado v. Certified Credit & Collection
Ilhami Tekman v. Herb Berkowitz
James Schneller v. Philadelphia Newspapers Inc
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Willie Brown-Bey
James Mabry v. Warden McKean FCI
Larry Cooper v. City of Philadelphia
Alfred Patterson v. Joseph Strippoli
Robinson Bordamonte v. Attorney General United States
Lewis Hughes v. Commissioner Social Security
Om Chhetri v. Attorney General United States
Ernest Smalis v. Allegheny County Board of Prop
Larry Serrano-Gomez v. Houtzdale SCI
Elnor Whitehead v. Pullman Group LLC
Ralph Buchanan v. Warden Lewisburg USP
Blaine Carver v. Pennsylvania Department of Cor
Linda Andrews v. Kathryn Hens-Greco
Nicholas Purpura v. Governor of New Jersey
Xi Chen v. Attorney General United States
Residences at Bay Point Condom v. Standard Fire Insurance Co
In Re: Dr. Lakshmi Arunachalam
Michael Rupert v. Ford Motor Co
Ecotone Farm LLC v. Edward Ward, II
Harvey Robinson, Jr. v. Louis Folino
February
Yi Zhu v. Attorney General United States