THORNTON et al v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH et al

Filing 1

NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, case number GD10-018368 with jury demand (Filing fee $350, receipt number 1764893), filed by ANDREW LAGOMARSINO, NORMAN AUVIL, JOSIE DIMON, ROBERT J. MCCAUGHAN, RONALD W. ROMANO, RON CURRY, MARK A. BOCIAN, KIM LONG, CITY OF PITTSBURGH. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Amended Complaint) (plh)

CIVIL COVER SHEET
The JS ~4 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the tiling and service ofpleadings or other paIx.'rs as requiredby
law, except ~ provided
by local rules ofcourt. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States III September 1974, IS required tor the use of the Clerk of Court tor the purpose of miuaung
the civil docket sheet.
(SEE INS I'RUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)

DEFENDANTS

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

(b)

County of Residence of First Listed

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of First Listed Defendant
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CASFSI
NOTE:

IN LAND CONDEMNATION
LAND

(c) Auornevs
Alan
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Esquire,
Center,

Swensen.

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U.S. Government
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OF PRINCIPAL

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Citizen of Another
Citizenship

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Incorporated ond Principal Place
of Business In Another State

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Foreign

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Slate

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uf Vctcrans
Bencfirs
J60Stockhoidcrs'
Suits
o 19fJ Other Conn-net
CJ 19~ Contract Product Liubihty

0
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i)OMlltorVchick
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
J6U Other Pore.. na!
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INJURY

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}45 Marine Product
Liabifiry

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PERSONAL

362 Personal Injury ~
Mcd. Malpractice
0
365 Personal Injury Product Liability
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368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liahilirv
PERSONAL
PROPERTY

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IN.IURY

10 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
3~O Assault. Libel &
Slander
:;30 Federal Employers'
Liability
340 Marine

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370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Ll'lding'""",

3800th(~rPerson<l1
Property Damage
CJ 31<5Property D3m;I~~
Product l.iabilirv

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ITUREIPENALTY

.:! IV I and Condemnation

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Foreclosure
Rent Lease & Ejectment
LJ ~40 TOrL'\ to Land .
C) 2.:.15Tort Product Liability
2110 All Other Heal Property

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V. ORIGIN
Cl 1

Original
Proceeding

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Voting

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442 l.mployrncru
..J43 Housing/
Accommodations
444 welfare
4~5 Amcr. \'•.Disabilincs
.
Employment
-l46 Amer. w.Disabititics
Other
440 Other Civil Rigtus

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510 Mctionv

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620 Other Food & Drug
0 625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21
RRI
0 630 Liquor Laws
0 640 R.R. & Truck
0 650 Airline Reas.
i'J 660 Occupational
Safctv/Hcuhh

Sentence
Habeas Corpus:
5]0 General
535 Death Penalty
540 Mandamus &. Other
:;;;0 Civil Rights
;55 Prison Condition

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VI. CAUSE OF ACTION

VIII.

RELATED
IF ANY

Remanded
Appellate

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810 Selective Service
850 Secueiues.Tommoduics-

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830 Patent
840 Trademark

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Black Lung(923)
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Exchange

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~90 Other Statutory

865 RSf (40S(Q))

C1 R91

FEDERU

TAX SUITS

Actions

Agriculture! A(.'.lS

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89~ Economic Stabilization

790 Other l.abnr Litigation

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870 Taxes (U,S, Plaimlff

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893 Environmental

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791 Empl. ReL Inc.
Security Act

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871 lRS--- Third Party
26
7609

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~9.:JEnergy Allocation Act
895 Freedom
Information
Act
900Appe~1 of Fee Determination
Under Equal Access
to Justice
950 Coustitutionaliry of
State Statutes

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IMMIGRATION;:
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461 Naturalization
Application
4-6:; Habeas Corpus Alien Detainee
465 Other Immigration
Actions

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another district
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Judge frum
Magistrate
Jud ment

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4 Reinstated or
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4'10 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced
Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV

!:J H20 Copyrights

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400 State Reapportionment

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VII. REQUESTED
COMPLAINT:

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:I 710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
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Rehuiuns
C1 7~O Labor.Mgmt.Rcpnrting

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(Place an "X·' in One Rnx Only)

CJ 2 Removed from
State

Nation

BANKRUPT

Agriculture

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Disclosure ACI
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REAL PROPEKTY
CIVIL
PRISONERP.ETITlONS:J
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of Parties in Hem Ill)

TORTS

(F.."c1 Veterans}
153 Recovery otOvcrpaymem

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(Pia,..: an -'X" in 011(: Box Onlv \

PERSONAL

120 Marine
130 Miller A..:t
l.tO Ncgntiahlc Instrument
I SO Recovery of Overpayment
& Entcrccmcru ofJudgment
151 Medicare Act
l:;~ Recovery ofDefaulted
Student Loans

an "X" in One Box for Plainntl

and One Hox for Defendant)
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Incorporated or Principal Place
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of Business In This State

Citizen of This State

Not a PJrty)

Din:r::.ity

CONTRACT
CJ 110 Insurance

PARTlES(Place

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Citizen or Subject of a
l-orei n Count

IV. NATURE OF SUIT

LUCA IIUN OF TilE

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3 F edcral QUC$l ion
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(Indicate

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INVOLVED,

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111. CITIZENSHlP

in One Bov Only)

[For Diversity

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Attorneys (If Known')
John
F, Doherty
Michael
E. Kennedy

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVAN1A
THIS CASE DESIGNATION SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED
PART A
This case belongs

on the (

0 Erie

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0

Johnstown

Pittsburgh)

calendar.

1. ERIE CALENDAR - If cause of action arose in the counties of Crawford, Elk, Eri.e,
Forest, McKean. Venang or Warren, OR plaintiff or defendant resides in one of said
counti.es.
2. JOHNSTOWN CALENDAR - If cause of action arose in the counties of Bedford, Blair,
Cambria, Clearfield or Somerset OR any plaintiff or defendant resides in one of
said counties,
3. Complete if on ERIE CALENDAR:
County and t na t; the

I certify that the cause of action arose in
resides in
County,

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4, Complete if on JOHNSTOWN CALENDAR:
I certify that the cause of action arose in
____
.
County and that the
resides in
County.
PART B (You are to cr.eck ONE of the following)

1·0
2·0

Thos case
This case

Short Caption
is related to Number
is not related to a pending or terminated case.

DEFINITIONS OF RELATED CASES:
CIVIL:
Civil cases are deemed related when a case filed relates to property included in
another suit or involves the same issues of fact or it grows out of the same transactions
as another suit or involves the validity or infringement of a patent involved in another
suit EMINENT DOMAIN:
Cases in contiguous closely located groups and in common ownership
groups which will lend themselves to consolidation for trial shall be deemed related.
HABEAS CORPUS &CIVIL RIGHTS:
All habeas corpus petitions filed by the same individual
shall be deemed related. All pro se Civil Rights actiens by the same individual shall be
deemed related.
PARTe
I. CIVIL CATEGORY (Place x in only applicable category) .
1.0 Antitrust and Securities Act Cases
2,0 Labor-Management Relations
3,0
Habeascorpus
4,0 Civil RIghts
5,0
Patent, Copyright, and Trademark
6,0 Eminent Domain
7,0
All other federal question cases
.'111
personal
and property damage tort cases,
including
maritime,
FELA,
Jones Act, Motor vehicle, products liability, assault, defamation,
malicious
proseclJtion,
and false arrest
Insurance indemnity, contract and other diversity cases.
Government Collection Cases (shall include HEW Student Loans (Education),
10·0
V A
Overpayment, Overpayment of Social Security, Enlistment
Overpayment
(Army, Navy, etc.),
HUD Loans, GAO Loans (Misc. Types),
~lortgage Foreclosures,
S.BA.
Loans, Civil Penal ties and Coal Mine
Penalty and Reclamation Fees.)

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I certify
Sheet are

that to the best of my knowledge
trlle and correct

Da te: October 26, 2010

the entries on this Case Designation

/s/ Michael E, Kennedy
Assistant City Solicitor

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ATTORNEY
NOTE: .'ILL
SE;CTIC)NS

AT :'.'IW

OF BOTH SIDES MUST BE COt12Lf,TEDBEFORE CASE CAN BE PROCESSED.