Earlier complaint filed
C040 was filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Source ↗Tufano v. Frankies Free Range Meat Conspirators
3:24-cv-00846 · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
ClosedDismissedPennsylvania
CourtU.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
FiledMay 22, 2024
StatusClosed
OutcomeDismissed
Final dispositionWith prejudice
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Pro seYes
Current / transferee court—
Transferred case—
Defendants
- Alex Ojeda
- Michaela Rutherford
- Enzo Rosati
- Jocelyn Robles
- John Richardson
- Matthew Ptashnik
- Heather Potter
- Chris Perkins
- Anna Papikian
- Matthew Rutledge
- Sabrina Navarro
- Aram Najarian
- Jason Mouttet
- Patrick Miller
- Anna Mdz
- Matthew McCawley
- Bre Macneil
- Ashley Starker
- Michael Yakubu
- Andrew Wong
- Makenzie S. White
- Kelly Weary
- Vik Vora
- Anthony Vela
- June Varn
- Toney Stutesman
- Frankies Free Range Meat Conspirators
- Michael Spatola
- Nadine Sokie
- Bizhan Shaban
- Jonathan Schey
- Johan Sanchez
- Ebenezer Sam
- Vanita Khan
- Kris Ackerman
- Nelly Anez
- Artem Avramov
- Miguel Baquero
- Connie Beam
- Allison Bertelson
- Adrian Bracamonte
- Mike Brislawn
- Yosef Brodsky
- Bradley Brown
- Charles Burkett
- Matthew Chandler
- Gareth Chin
- Lawrence Chun
- Gilbert Cimoli
- Osmar Cortez
- Faith Korkmaz
- Kusha Karvandi
- Thirumagal Kailashshankar
- Nicholas Jeter
- Cindy Jeffress
- Matthew James
- Dylan James
- Mohamad Hoteit
- Jovin Gray
- Aaron Goldenberg
- Regina Foley
- Mordechai Feinstein
- Joel Downs
- Aden Dannawi
- Pat Collico
- Erick Solares
Source record
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Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: A later M.D. Pa. opinion states the court had dismissed the same/identical claims in this action and that the prior dismissal was with prejudice.
Research status: Source-backed via later opinion
Research notes: The later C054 memorandum cites this case as Tufano v. Frankies Free Range Meat Conspirators, 2024 WL 5318270 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 9, 2024), and describes the claims as identical and previously dismissed with prejudice.
Related litigation
- Dispute group: Shopify / business-platform conspiracy litigation
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
Earlier case dismissed
The earlier Shopify-related claims were dismissed with prejudice.
Source ↗New state complaint filed
Tufano filed a Lackawanna County complaint against Shopify and more than 100 other named defendants.
Source ↗Removal to federal court
The June 2025 state action was removed to the Middle District of Pennsylvania as C054.
Source ↗Final dismissal / claim preclusion
C054 was dismissed with prejudice and leave to amend was denied.
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