Frank Tufano case records naming Nelson S. Román
1 originating action · 4 indexed records
Court & ruling records
Record labels distinguish final orders/opinions, reports and recommendations, non-final orders, and tentative/indexed ruling records. This lists records naming Nelson S. Román; it is not an evaluation of the judge.
Willful default / no meritorious defense
The court denied the defendants' motion to vacate the entries of default, holding that the defaults were willful and that the defendants failed to present a meritorious defense.
July 12, 2022 ruling source — law.justia.com ↗Default judgment and injunction
A later federal R&R recounts that Saladino obtained a default judgment on Jan. 30, 2025 enjoining Tufano from, among other things, making public statements that Saladino copied, plagiarized, stole or improperly used Tufano's or another party's work.
January 30, 2025 ruling source — govinfo.gov ↗Post-default motions denied; third-party complaint stricken
The court denied Tufano's motions to vacate the inquest, file a third-party complaint, disqualify the court/demand a trial, and stay the proceedings, and struck the improperly filed third-party complaint. In denying a stay, it noted the defendants had willfully defaulted and caused significant delay.
January 29, 2026 ruling source — law.justia.com ↗Emergency stay pending appeal denied
The court denied an emergency motion to stay judgment pending appeal, stating that the motion largely reasserted arguments previously raised and rejected and identified no new facts, evidence or controlling authority warranting a stay.
June 11, 2026 ruling source — pacermonitor.com ↗Judge names are grouped conservatively using the workbook's judge-alias mapping. This page indexes public records naming this judge; it is not a judicial performance evaluation.