Parallel state complaint filed
A Lackawanna County Saladino case (2026-00838 / 26-cv-838) is recorded on the same date as C061.
Source ↗Tufano v. Saladino
2026-00838 · Lackawanna County
Removed to federal court; removed case consolidated into C061Removed and consolidatedPennsylvania
CourtLackawanna County
FiledFebruary 17, 2026
StatusRemoved to federal court; removed case consolidated into C061
OutcomeRemoved and consolidated
Final dispositionState action removed; federal removed docket consolidated into C061; final merits disposition not verified
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Pro seYes
Current / transferee courtU.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Transferred case3:26-cv-01266 → consolidated into 3:26-cv-00396
Defendants
Source record
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Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: Lackawanna County case 26-cv-838 was removed on May 11, 2026 as M.D. Pa. 3:26-cv-01266 (C074). On May 27, 2026, the federal court consolidated 3:26-cv-01266 into the already-pending 3:26-cv-00396 (C061).
Research status: Source-backed removal + consolidation
Research notes: Federal Filing 1 expressly identifies Lackawanna County case 26-cv-838. The removed case was consolidated into C061 on May 27, 2026. C061 itself was an original federal action filed Feb. 17, 2026, the same date currently recorded for C032, with Paul Saladino and Heart & Soil Supplements LLC as defendants.
Related litigation
- Same underlying action / other docket: 3:26-cv-01266 — Tufano v. Saladino, MD et al
- Dispute group: Saladino-related litigation
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
State action removed
Paul Saladino removed Lackawanna County case 26-cv-838 to M.D. Pa. as 3:26-cv-01266.
Source ↗Pennsylvania cross-forum relationships
Confirmed removalHigh
Filing 1 expressly removes Lackawanna County case 26-cv-838; on May 27 the removed federal action was consolidated into C061.
Federal source ↗Same-day parallel proceeding; later federal consolidationHigh
C061 was an original federal action filed Feb. 17, 2026 against Paul Saladino and Heart & Soil. C032 is recorded the same day; after C032 was removed as C074, the court consolidated C074 into C061.
Federal source ↗