United States Third Circuit

In the absence of a ruling from the supervising judge either granting or denying access to state grand jury materials, the district court should have proceeded to rule on plaintiff's motion seeking to compel the production of state grand jury testimony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2003
• Decided 06/30/2003
• Published 06/30/2003

Judges

• Before MCKEE, SMITH, Circuit Judges, and HOCHBERG, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph R. Viola, (argued), Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph D. Mancano, Britt, Hankins, Schaible & Moughan, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, Lee Affel, J. Whelan, Karen Ratcliffe, C. Clark, Don Hullenbaugh, D. Murphy, A. Bowles, G. Wiland, Alex Sutherland, and Steven J. Benedek., Joseph J. Santarone, Jr., (argued), Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Norristown, Charles W. Craven, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Township of Upper Moreland, Upper Moreland Police, Edward O. Stauch, Jr., Robert P. Kerrigan, Upper Moreland Fire, Thomas M. Sullivan, Rick Tidwell., Carla P. Maresca, Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Trooper Investigative Services, George L. Wert, Peter C. Minzolla, Michael Mateleska.