Prior litigation filed
Paul Saladino filed the earlier S.D.N.Y. action against Tufano.
Source ↗Frank Tufano litigation chronology
59 dated events. Court findings, party statements and analytical relationships retain separate evidence labels.
Counsel withdrawal granted
The court granted defense counsel's motion to be relieved and permitted Tufano to proceed pro se, directing him to state by March 18 whether he would retain new counsel or proceed pro se.
Source ↗Certificate of default entered
After no answer was filed to the amended complaint, a certificate of default was entered against Tufano.
Source ↗State action filed
Frankie's Free Range Meat LLC and others filed a New York Supreme Court action against Adam Starowicz.
Source ↗Arbitration preliminary hearing
An arbitrator's ruling reproduced by Davis states that a preliminary arbitration hearing occurred on Oct. 25, 2021 and that Tufano was represented by counsel who confirmed the jurisdiction and appropriateness of the proceeding.
Source ↗Request to pause/stay arbitration addressed
The arbitrator language reproduced by Davis says that by email on or about Apr. 5, 2022 a prior request to pause or stay the arbitration was ruled on, with the arbitrator relying on the operating agreement's mandatory arbitration clause.
Source ↗Motion to vacate default denied
The court denied the motion to vacate the entries of default, finding the defendants' default willful and that they failed to show a meritorious defense.
Source ↗State action dismissed
C089 was dismissed without prejudice after the court found no affidavit of service or other filing moving the action toward judgment; a request to restore/stay arbitration was denied as moot.
Source ↗New state complaint filed
Tufano filed C090 against Adam Starowicz in Westchester Supreme Court.
Source ↗Motion to dismiss state case
Davis reports that Starowicz filed a motion to dismiss C090 on Jan. 9, 2023, arguing that the dispute belonged in the pending arbitration.
Source ↗Federal complaint filed
Two days after the reported motion to dismiss C090, Tufano filed C099 in S.D.N.Y. against the American Arbitration Association, Jeffrey K. Davis, Adam Starowicz and Sarah Thompson.
Source ↗Show-cause order
The federal court ordered Tufano to show cause why C099 should not be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Source ↗Federal case dismissed
After receiving Tufano's show-cause response, the court dismissed C099 without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Source ↗New state complaint filed
The next day, Tufano filed C091 in Westchester Supreme Court against the same four defendants named in C099: AAA, Jeffrey Davis, Adam Starowicz and Sarah Thompson.
Source ↗State cases discontinued with prejudice
Stipulations filed March 9, 2023 discontinued Tufano's claims in C090 and C091 with prejudice.
Source ↗Earlier complaint filed
C040 was filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Source ↗Earlier case dismissed
The earlier Shopify-related claims were dismissed with prejudice.
Source ↗Transfer / federal action opened
The Taban malpractice action was transferred from M.D. Pa. and opened in the Central District of California as 2:25-cv-00147.
Source ↗California state complaint filed
Tufano filed California Superior Court case 25SMCV00041 concerning the Taban medical/surgery dispute.
Source ↗Adverse court order
S.D.N.Y. entered a default judgment enjoining Tufano from, among other things, making public statements that Saladino copied, plagiarized, stole, or improperly used Tufano's work.
Source ↗Complaint filed
Tufano filed C048 against Saladino and others alleging, among other things, that Saladino copied his work.
Source ↗Later Davis lawsuit filed
Tufano later filed C094 against Jeffrey Davis in Westchester Supreme Court.
Source ↗AAO demurrer sustained without leave
The American Academy of Ophthalmology obtained a demurrer ruling without leave to amend in 25SMCV00041.
Source ↗ASOPRS service quashed / MBC demurrer sustained
The state court granted ASOPRS's motion to quash for lack of personal jurisdiction and sustained the Medical Board's demurrer without leave to amend.
Source ↗Later Davis case dismissed
The court dismissed C094, finding no cognizable claim within its subject-matter jurisdiction and explaining that a state court could not review or vacate federal court orders; the decision expressly identified C091 as related.
Source ↗New state complaint filed
Tufano filed a Lackawanna County complaint against Shopify and more than 100 other named defendants.
Source ↗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 ↗State complaint filed
The July 2026 federal order states Tufano filed the All-Ways action in Lackawanna County on June 22, 2025.
Source ↗Removal to federal court
The June 2025 state action was removed to the Middle District of Pennsylvania as C054.
Source ↗New complaint filed
Tufano filed C055 naming substantially the same defendants.
Source ↗Removal to federal court
Worldwide Flight Services removed the state action to federal court.
Source ↗Sanctions show-cause hearing record
An indexed California minute order concerns an Order to Show Cause re sanctions on Plaintiff for failure to submit a case-management statement; the snippet states there was no appearance by or for Plaintiff.
Source ↗Third similar complaint filed
Tufano filed a third similar action against the same defendants; it also added Judge Karoline Mehalchick.
Source ↗Second California state complaint filed
A second California Superior Court Taban case, 25SMCV05503, was filed.
Source ↗R&R litigation-history observation
In the Google/Taban-related case, Magistrate Judge Carlson described Tufano as a 'prodigious, but prodigiously unsuccessful, pro se litigant' and cited several earlier dismissed Tufano cases.
Source ↗Screening warning / opportunity to amend
A screening order advised Tufano of pleading deficiencies and gave him an opportunity to file an amended complaint; he did not amend.
Source ↗Multiple post-default motions denied
The court denied motions to vacate the inquest, file a third-party complaint, disqualify the court/demand a trial, and stay proceedings, and struck the improperly filed third-party complaint.
Source ↗R&R and related dismissal
The C055 R&R recommended dismissal with no further leave to amend; on the same date C059 was dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Source ↗Original federal complaint filed
Tufano filed C061 in M.D. Pa. against Paul Saladino, MD and Heart & Soil Supplements LLC.
Source ↗Parallel state complaint filed
A Lackawanna County Saladino case (2026-00838 / 26-cv-838) is recorded on the same date as C061.
Source ↗Federal complaint filed
Tufano filed C063 in M.D. Pa. against the State of California, Taban and related defendants.
Source ↗Concurrent state complaint filed
A Lackawanna County complaint underlying C035/C066 was dated the same day as C063.
Source ↗Final dismissal / claim preclusion
C054 was dismissed with prejudice and leave to amend was denied.
Source ↗Final dismissal
District court adopted the R&R and dismissed C055 with prejudice.
Source ↗Removal to federal court
The Lackawanna action was removed to M.D. Pa. as C066.
Source ↗Parallel show-cause orders
Both C063 and C066 dockets reflect April 8 show-cause orders concerning improper venue and possible transfer/dismissal.
Source ↗Venue show-cause orders in Pennsylvania
The M.D. Pa. court issued show-cause orders addressing improper venue in the parallel Taban-related federal matters.
Source ↗State action removed
Paul Saladino removed Lackawanna County case 26-cv-838 to M.D. Pa. as 3:26-cv-01266.
Source ↗Plaintiff acknowledges duplicate matters
Tufano filed a request asking whether the removed action would return to state court because there were 'two identical Federal matters' causing confusion.
Source ↗Default judgment denied without prejudice
The court denied Tufano's default-judgment motion in Burgess without prejudice after previously requiring proof of Rule 4 service.
Source ↗Federal actions consolidated
The court consolidated 3:26-cv-01266 into 3:26-cv-00396, denied Tufano's default-judgment motion as premature, and ordered him to show cause by June 5 why the matter should not be dismissed for failure to effect proper service.
Source ↗Emergency stay pending appeal denied
The court denied an emergency stay pending appeal, stating that the motion largely reasserted arguments previously raised and rejected and presented no new facts, evidence or controlling authority justifying a stay.
Source ↗ASOPRS service quashed in second California case
The court granted ASOPRS's motion to quash service for lack of personal jurisdiction in C102.
Source ↗Embedded vexatious request not adjudicated
ASOPRS argued within its motion-to-quash proceeding that Tufano had become a vexatious litigant; the court stated the request was beyond the scope of that motion and would require a separate motion.
Source ↗Public statement about trial attendance
A public post/video stated that Taban's lawyer was arguing Tufano was medically fit for trial and framed the issue as forcing a sick patient to attend trial.
Source ↗Final dismissal / litigation-history observation
The court dismissed the All-Ways action, mostly without prejudice but with CBP claims dismissed with prejudice.
Source ↗Plaintiff health filing
Tufano filed a statement of his current physical health in the C.D. California action.
Source ↗Public statement after ruling
Seven days after the final order, Tufano publicly shared the YouTube Short titled 'Evil Judge Protects Weber SOLOMON of All Ways Forwarding'.
Source ↗Medical Board dismissal motion filed
The Medical Board of California filed a motion to dismiss C063 for failure to state a claim, together with a request for judicial notice.
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