Zappala, G., Pet v. Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: August 6, 2014
• Docket: 446 EAL 2012 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

lN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANlA EASTERN D|STR|CT

GREGORY R. ZAPPALA, 1 No. 443 EAL 2012

Petitioner Petition for A||owahce of Appea| from the : Order of the Superior Court v. :

CAROSELL| BEACHLER |\/|CT|ERNAN & 1 CONBOY, W|LL|A|\/| R. CAROSELL|, ESQU|RE, T||\/|OTHY CONBOY, ESQU|RE, SUSAN A. |V|ERED|TH, ESQU|RE, KELLY L. ENDERS, ESQU|RE, DAV|D S. SENOFF, ESQU|RE, LAUREN C. FANT|N|, ESQU|RE, R|CHARD C. DEFRANCESCO, ESQU|RE, CEFALO & ASSOC|ATES, |\/||CHAEL J. CEFALO, ESQU|RE, JA|\/|ES J. ALBERT, ESQU|RE, GEORGE G. OSCHAL, |||, ESQU|RE, KARL J. KWAK, ESQU|RE, AND L|NDA L. BARTLETT, ESQU|RE,

Respondents GREGORY R. ZAPPALA, : No. 444 EAL 2012 Petitioner Petition for A||owahce of Appea| from the

: Order of the Superior Court v. :

ECKERT SEA|\/|ANS CHER|N & |\/|ELLOTT, LLC, BR|DGET E. |V|ONTGO|V|ERY, ESQU|RE, DAV|D J. SCHERTZ, ESQU|RE, R|KER DANZ|G SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETT|, LLP, . AND |\/||CHAEL P. O'|\/|ULLAN, ESQU|RE, 1

Respondents

GREGORY R. ZAPPALA, 1 No. 445 EAL 2012

Petitioner Petition for A||owahce of Appea| from the : Order of the Superior Court v. :

|\/|ETZGER & KLE|NER, DAN|EL E. KLE|NER, ESQU|RE, AND R|CHARD G. FREE|V|AN, ESQU|RE,

Respohdeht GREGORY R. ZAPPALA, : No. 446 EAL 2012 Petitioner Petition for A||owahce of Appea| from the

ANAPOL SCHWARTZ WE|SS COHAN FELD|\/|AN & S|\/|ALLEY, P.C., SOL H. WE|SS, ESQU|RE, A|\/|BER |\/|. RAC|NE, ESQU|RE, ADR|ANNE WALVOORD, ESQU|RE, LAW OFF|CE OF BARRY H. . DYLLER, BARRY H. DYLLER, ESQU|RE, 1 GELB LAW F|R|\/|, AND JOHANNA L. GELB, ESQU|RE,

Respondents GREGORY R. ZAPPALA, : No. 447 EAL 2012 Petitioner Petition for A||owahce of Appea| from the

HANGLEY ARONCH|CK SEGAL &

PUDL|N, DAN|EL SEGAL, ESQU|RE, REBECCA L. SANTORO, ESQU|RE,

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JUVEN|LE LAW CENTER, |\/|ARSHA L. LEV|CK, ESQU|RE, AND LOURDES |\/|. ROSADO, ESQU|RE,

ORDER

PER CUR|AM

AND NOW, this €th day of August 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, L|M|TED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DEN|ED as to all

remaining issues. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Whether the voluntary and unilateral dismissal of Petitioner without prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i) was a termination of the underlying proceedings in Petitioner's favor, such that Petitioner could state a claim in a Dragonetti action?

l\/lr. Justice Saylor, l\/ladame Justice Todd and l\/lr. Justice l\/lcCaffery did not

participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

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