Reddit repeated-litigation chronology
After federal case C044 against Reddit, Inc. was dismissed in Dec. 2024 with an express appeal-frivolous finding, Tufano filed two more actions the same day roughly 8 months later (a second original federal complaint, C056, and a Lackawanna County state complaint, C020), followed by a fourth action (C029) about 5 months after that, adding TikTok/ByteDance and Taban-related defendants while retaining Reddit, Inc.
C044's own dismissal order expressly deemed any appeal frivolous and not taken in good faith; C020's Verified Complaint and C029's Verified Complaint (both directly reviewed) confirm the defamation claim against Reddit and the cross-reference to companion case C020, respectively.
Research assessment
The repeat-filing pattern against the same core defendant (Reddit, Inc.) across four actions is source-backed from each case's own docket/complaint. No court has ruled on whether C020/C056/C029's claims are identical to C044's dismissed claims.
Important caveat
C020, C056, and C029 all remain open with no disposition of their own. C056's own docket has not been checked past the Sept. 22, 2025 Justia snapshot.
Cases in this sequence
Timeline
Tufano filed federal complaint C044 against Reddit, Inc.
Source — pacermonitor.com ↗Claims were dismissed as time-barred and for failure to state a claim, with no further leave to amend; the order expressly deemed any appeal frivolous and not taken in good faith. The Third Circuit appeal (25-1014) was later dismissed Mar. 21, 2025.
Source — casemine.com ↗Tufano filed a second, original federal complaint against Reddit, Inc. (C056; not a removal), about 8 months after C044 was dismissed with an appeal-frivolous finding.
Source — pacermonitor.com ↗The same day, Tufano filed a Lackawanna County state complaint (C020) against Reddit, Inc. Direct review of the 39-page Verified Complaint confirms a Defamation of Character claim under 42 Pa.C.S. Sec. 8343, alleging the subreddit r/franktufano hosts defamatory posts and that Reddit banned him to favor other creators.
Source — lpa-homes.org ↗Tufano filed C029 in Lackawanna County against Reddit, Inc., ByteDance/TikTok, Lavely & Singer PC, and Dr. Mehryar Ray Taban, roughly 5 months after C020/C056. C029's own Verified Complaint references companion case 2025-06513 (C020). No docket activity has occurred since the original filing.
Source — ic-access.com ↗