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Frank Tufano case records naming Karoline Mehalchick

3 originating actions · 3 indexed records

Originating actions3
Court & ruling records3
NY status records0

Cases in this index naming Karoline Mehalchick

FiledCaseCourtStatus / outcome
July 7, 20253:25-cv-01227Tufano v. SHOPIFY (USA) Inc. Corporation Service Company et alU.S. District Court, Middle District of PennsylvaniaDismissed
July 26, 20243:24-cv-01252Tufano v. FilatovaU.S. District Court, Middle District of PennsylvaniaDismissed
July 8, 20243:24-cv-01117Tufano v. Miller et alU.S. District Court, Middle District of PennsylvaniaDismissed

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Records naming Karoline Mehalchick, tied to an order, opinion or report and recommendation.

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Final adoption of meritless/frivolous R&R; dismissal with prejudice
Court order / opinionDecember 16, 2024

District court adopted Magistrate Judge Carlson's R&R in its entirety and dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice. The adopted R&R had described the case as legally infirm, without merit, involving frivolous claims and jurisdictional manipulation. Update 2026-08-25: the order itself, read in full, dismisses the amended complaint with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), for failure to comply with the court's Aug. 28, 2024 orders.

December 16, 2024 ruling source — courtlistener.com ↗
Prior warning followed by noncompliance
Court order / opinionFebruary 11, 2025

Court dismissed the action without prejudice after a prior order warned that noncompliance could result in dismissal and Tufano then failed over several months to address the issues surrounding his IFP averments.

February 11, 2025 ruling source — govinfo.gov ↗
Res judicata / repetitive identical claims
Court order / opinionFebruary 25, 2026

Court held that Tufano raised claims identical to those previously dismissed in C040 and that the claims were barred by res judicata, collateral estoppel and issue preclusion; complaint dismissed with prejudice and leave to amend denied as futile. Update 2026-08-25: the memorandum and order, read in full, also record that leave to amend was denied as futile, that 18 U.S.C. sec. 241 affords no civil cause of action, and that a forum-selection clause designating Ontario applied.

February 25, 2026 ruling source — govinfo.gov ↗

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