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3:26-cv-00840 · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Outcome reason: The Apr. 8, 2026 order required Tufano to show cause why the case should not be transferred or dismissed for improper venue and to respond to the ASOPRS dismissal motion. DocketBird also indexes Tufano's Apr. 20 notice of intent to seek default and the Medical Board's later dismissal motion.
Research status: DocketBird/Justia source-backed; later docket check needed
Research notes: Same action as C035 after removal. DocketBird's indexed defense exhibits reveal two previously untracked California Superior Court Taban matters: 25SMCV00041 and 25SMCV05503. On May 14, 2026 Tufano also filed a request stating there were 'two identical Federal matters' causing confusion. The California matters are now tracked separately as C101/C102.
The court ordered Tufano to show cause why the action should not be transferred or dismissed for improper venue and directed him to respond to ASOPRS's dismissal motion; the docket also warned of consequences for failure to brief/respond.
Court source ↗Strength labels are research classifications, not judicial declarations that the litigant is vexatious.
On May 14, 2026, Tufano filed a request stating that there were 'two identical Federal matters' causing confusion. The two related matters were not treated here as a refiling after an adverse judgment because the underlying complaints were filed concurrently on Feb. 23, 2026.
Source ↗Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.
The Lackawanna action was removed to M.D. Pa. as C066.
Source ↗Both C063 and C066 dockets reflect April 8 show-cause orders concerning improper venue and possible transfer/dismissal.
Source ↗The M.D. Pa. court issued show-cause orders addressing improper venue in the parallel Taban-related federal matters.
Source ↗Tufano filed a request asking whether the removed action would return to state court because there were 'two identical Federal matters' causing confusion.
Source ↗Federal Notice of Removal identifies Lackawanna 2026-01161.
Federal source ↗Indexed DocketBird material is classified by record type and verification status. Party filings, tentative rulings and unresolved sanctions leads are not treated as court findings.
Order to show cause why the action should not be transferred or dismissed for improper venue under 28 U.S.C. §1406(a); failure to show good cause could result in transfer or dismissal.
Evidentiary treatment: Court-order language; suitable for COURT_FINDINGS as a procedural warning.
Verification: Cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Tufano filed a Notice of Intent to File Application for Default.
Evidentiary treatment: Party filing only; not a finding that default was warranted or entered.
Verification: Cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Defense filing attaches the complaint in California Superior Court case 25SMCV00041.
Evidentiary treatment: Primary exhibit index establishes existence/case number; new case tracked as C101.
Verification: Source-backed
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗DocketBird indexes an Apr. 2, 2025 minute order on the American Academy of Ophthalmology demurrer in 25SMCV00041.
Evidentiary treatment: Indexed exhibit title is primary evidence that a minute order exists; Rulings.law mirrors the tentative ruling stating the demurrer was sustained without leave to amend.
Verification: Partially cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗DocketBird indexes a May 7, 2025 ASOPRS minute order in 25SMCV00041.
Evidentiary treatment: Rulings.law mirrors the ruling text granting ASOPRS's motion to quash service for lack of personal jurisdiction.
Verification: Partially cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗DocketBird indexes a May 7, 2025 Medical Board of California minute order in 25SMCV00041.
Evidentiary treatment: Rulings.law mirrors the ruling text sustaining the Medical Board's demurrer without leave to amend because the complaint did not allege compliance with the Government Claims Act.
Verification: Partially cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Indexed minute order concerns an Order to Show Cause re sanctions on Plaintiff for failure to submit a case-management statement; snippet states there was no appearance by or for Plaintiff.
Evidentiary treatment: Sanctions-related procedural record only. Indexed material does not establish that sanctions were imposed or an amount.
Verification: Indexed; final sanctions result unresolved
DocketBird ↗Defense filing attaches the complaint in California Superior Court case 25SMCV05503.
Evidentiary treatment: Primary exhibit index establishes existence/case number; current Docket Alarm record shows it was filed Oct. 23, 2025 and remains pending. New case tracked as C102.
Verification: Cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Defense filing attaches the Mar. 31, 2026 C.D. Cal. vexatious-litigant motion from the transferred Taban case.
Evidentiary treatment: Motion is a party filing, not a vexatious-litigant determination.
Verification: Source-backed motion only
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Medical Board of California filed a motion to dismiss.
Evidentiary treatment: Party motion only; not a disposition.
Verification: Cross-checked
DocketBird ↗Cross-check ↗Public statements are displayed separately from court findings.
I SUED THE JUDGES!!!
Potentially relevant to escalation/repeated filing because the title expressly announces litigation against judges.
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