Complaint filed
Tufano filed C048 against Saladino and others alleging, among other things, that Saladino copied his work.
Source — govinfo.gov ↗Tufano v. Saladino et al
3:25-cv-00262 · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
ClosedDismissedPennsylvania
CourtU.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
FiledFebruary 12, 2025
StatusClosed
OutcomeDismissed
Final dispositionWithout prejudice
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Pro seYes
Current / transferee court—
Transferred case—
Last researchedSeptember 23, 2026
About this case
Evidentiary treatment: This summarizes the plaintiff's own allegations as stated in the complaint or docket record cited below. It reflects what was filed, not a court finding, and is not a determination that the allegations are true.
Plaintiff alleges that Paul Saladino, M.D. copied and used his diet and nutrition research and ideas without credit on social media, generating substantial views and revenue for Saladino, and that Saladino conspired secretly with codefendant Jeffrey Davis, Esq. (Tufano's own attorney in a related prior Southern District of New York action Saladino brought against him), a Freemason lodge, and “the Illuminati” to secure adverse rulings against him in that earlier litigation.
As recited by the court, the complaint pleads civil conspiracy under Pennsylvania law and a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 241; the specific relief requested is not detailed in the source document, beyond redress for the alleged conspiracy. This is the earliest-filed of three near-identical Saladino suits (see also C055, C059).
Defendants
Source record
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Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: Complaint had been recommended for dismissal for failure to state a claim with leave to amend. The district court granted leave to amend; Tufano did not amend, and the case was dismissed without prejudice.
Research status: Source-backed via later R&R
Research notes: The C055 R&R describes C048 as the first of a trilogy of cases raising essentially the same claims against the same defendants.
Related litigation
- Dispute group: Saladino-related litigation
Chronology events
Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
Case dismissed / leave unused
After an R&R recommended dismissal and leave to correct deficiencies was granted, Tufano did not file an amended complaint; C048 was dismissed without prejudice.
Source — govinfo.gov ↗New complaint filed
Tufano filed C055 naming substantially the same defendants.
Source — govinfo.gov ↗Final dismissal
District court adopted the R&R and dismissed C055 with prejudice.
Source — govinfo.gov ↗Secondary sources
Commentary from former counsel or other secondary sources is retained separately from court findings and primary-source records.
Saladino v. Frank Tufano 20-cv-9346 – Decision on Mr. Tufano's Motion to Vacate His DefaultFebruary 16, 2026
Davis summarizes the representation/default chronology in C100 and points readers to the Jan. 29, 2026 Opinion & Order. The underlying court record independently confirms counsel was relieved Feb. 23, 2021, no answer was filed, default followed, and the earlier motion to vacate default was denied after the court found willful default and no meritorious defense.
Evidentiary treatment: Blog commentary is secondary. Court findings about default, motions, and representation are recorded in COURT_FINDINGS only where supported by the court opinions/docket.
Secondary source — daviscantor.com ↗Public video statements
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Repeated/escalatory filing¶
Uh I guess we'll find out what happens with the Saladin court case. Well, technically I already tried it once. I filed that case like five or six months ago and the judge dismissed it for failure to state a claim or something and then like I appealed it. It went to court of appeals. They didn't mail me the paperwork and then they dismissed it because I didn't pay the court fee or something. So, I had to refile it.
This is the speaker's own first-person account of the sequence the tracker records as a repeat-filing pair. He names the dispute ("the Saladin[o] court case"), dates his first attempt ("five or six months ago"), states the ground of dismissal ("failure to state a claim"), states that the appeal was itself dismissed on a fee/notice failure, and says he refiled as a result. Every element is checkable against the docket data and every element matches: C048 (M.D. Pa. 3:25-cv-00262) was filed 2025-02-12 — 5.6 months before this video published — and dismissed 2025-06-11 after an R&R recommended dismissal for failure to state a claim with leave to amend that he did not use. C055 (3:25-cv-01400) was filed 2025-07-29, two days before publication, and carries previous_related_case_id: C048 and refiling_of_prior_case: Yes. The appellate leg he describes is not currently in the tracker's C048 row and is a research lead. The dismissal-to-refiling core factor is satisfied by the new action, not by the appeal: the appeal is the ordinary appellate remedy and is expressly excluded by the factor's definition. The Strong tier rests on the refiling.
Watch at 12:55 — youtube.com ↗Related video research
Each video has its own research page with its verified publish date, timestamped statements and case links. A researched link between a video and a docket record is not a finding of causation in either direction.
- Did Paul Saladino RUIN MY FAMILY?!Watch on YouTube — youtube.com ↗
- Did PAUL SALADINO TELL TABAN TO BOTCH ME?!Watch on YouTube — youtube.com ↗
- Paul Saladino got me Kicked out of my Home and RUINED MY FAMILYWatch on YouTube — youtube.com ↗
- NO LAW FIRM WILL HELP ME! Court System is ONLY for the \"Elite\Watch on YouTube — youtube.com ↗
Cite this page
Frank Tufano Litigation Research. "Tufano v. Saladino et al (3:25-cv-00262)". Research last verified September 23, 2026. https://suedbyfranktufano.com/cases/3-25-cv-00262-tufano-v-saladino-et-al/