Cluster 1464017

green · 99 citation events across 10 courts. Showing the 50 strongest citers on record (one row per citing case, strongest signal kept).

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green Paul M. Miller v. Philip E. Savidge, et al. (2026)

Rule Authority · M.D. Penn.

P. 8(f)). 21 , 321 F.3d 365 , 369 (3d Cir. 2003) (citing , 293 F.3d 683 , 688 (3d Cir. 2002)). 22 Doc. 11 at 4. 23 , 747 F. App’x 73 , 77 (3d Cir. 2018) (quoting , 512 U.S. at 486 ). unconstitutional conduct that would invalidate” his underlying conviction.24 The Third Circuit has established that a guilty plea is sufficient to preclude a subsequent § 1983 claim.25 Here, the state court docket reveals that Miller pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was sen…

green DarkPulse, Inc. v. FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC (2025)

Rule Authority · D. Del.

The inquiry is not “whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail” but instead only “whether the plaintiff is entitled to offer evidence to support his or her claims.” Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010). 5.

green Clemat v. Condrad (2025)

Rule Authority · M.D. Penn.

Accordingly, a plaintiff may not bring an action under § 1983 based on “alleged unconstitutional conduct that would invalidate” his underlying conviction. , 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Raffaella Spone v. Matthew Reiss (2025)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Stat. § 2709 (a)(5). 13 Furthermore, the concern raised in Heck, that § 1983 claims “are not appropriate vehicles for challenging the validity of outstanding criminal judgments,” 512 U.S. at 486 , is not at issue here, where Spone is not using her § 1983 claim to “collaterally attack[] [her] underlying conviction[], directly or indirectly,” Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010). 11 Spone’s § 1983 claim is not barred by Heck.14 See Heck, 512 U.S. at 486 n. 6.

green Valery Williams v. Philadelphia Water Department (2024)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Schaper v. Lensar, Inc. (2024)

Rule Authority · D. Del.

green WILLIAMS v. KRASNER (2024)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in discussing Osborne, has observed that “procedural due process does not require that a district attorney disclose all potentially exculpatory evidence for postconviction relief to a prisoner.” Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 678 (3d Cir. 2010) (emphasis in original).

emphasis in original

green Buergofol GmbH v. Omega Liner Company, Inc. (2024)

Rule Authority · D.S.D.

“After all, courts ‘do not inquire whether a plaintiff will ultimately prevail when considering a motion to dismiss, only whether the plaintiff is entitled to offer evidence to support his or her claims.’ ” Id. (quoting Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010) (emphasis added). 1 The court is aware that it has previously applied Therasense’s heightened standard to the pleading stage.

emphasis added

green SPONE v. REISS (2024)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa.

Thus, the Heck doctrine effectively bars people from using § 1983 actions to “collaterally attack[] their underlying convictions, directly or indirectly.” Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010).

green JOHNSON v. RIAZ (2024)

Rule Authority · D.N.J.

Id. (citing Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010)).

green Tusha v. Masciantonio (2023)

Rule Authority · D. Del.

green Ferrell v. City Of Wilmington (2023)

Rule Authority · D. Del.

green Infinity Laboratory Group Inc. v. Odegard (2022)

Rule Authority · D. Del.

green COUSAR v. STACK, A.P. (2022)

Rule Authority · D.N.J.

“Thus, a plaintiff may not sue ‘for alleged unconstitutional conduct that would invalidate his or her underlying sentence or conviction unless that conviction has already been’ favorably terminated.” Ortiz v. New Jersey State Police, 747 F. App'x 73 , 77 (3d Cir. 2018) (quoting Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010)).

green Philip Siegel v. Mark Goldstein (2022)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010). “[I]n deciding a motion to dismiss, all well- pleaded allegations of the complaint must be taken as true and interpreted in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, and all inferences must be drawn in favor of them.” McTernan v. City of York, 577 F.3d 521, 526 (3d Cir. 2009).

green TURNER v. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, PHILADELPHIA COUNTY (2022)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa.

Jd. at 72; accord Skinner, 562 U.S. at 525 (“Osborne rejected the extension of substantive due process to this area and left slim room for the prisoner [seeking access to DNA testing] to show that the governing state law denies him procedural due process.”) (internal citations omitted); Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 678 (3d Cir. 2010) (relying upon Osborne and acknowledging that plaintiff had no substantive due process right to access DNA evidence).

relying upon Osborne and acknowledging that plaintiff had no substantive due process right to access DNA evidence

green Hanson v. Lehigh County District Attorney Office (2021)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa.

Id. (quoting Reno v. Flores, 507 U.S. 292, 303 (1993)); accord Skinner v. Switzer, 562 U.S. 521, 525 (2011) (“Osborne rejected the extension of substantive due process to this area and left slim room for the prisoner [seeking access to DNA testing] to show that the governing state law denies him procedural due process.”) (internal citations omitted); Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 678 (3d Cir. 2010) (relying upon Osborne and acknowledging that plaintiff had no substantive due …

relying upon Osborne and acknowledging that plaintiff had no substantive due process right to access DNA evidence

green Washington v. Lehigh County District Attorney's Office (2021)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa. · 3 citations in this opinion

Grier, 591 F.3d at 679 (noting that Osborne “envisioned a plaintiff like Grier, who availed himself of state procedures without success and claims a due process violation precisely because of that failure.

green THOMAS v. KRASNER (2021)

Rule Authority · E.D. Pa. · signal: cf.

Although Thomas has a liberty interest in demonstrating his innocence with new evidence, assuming that is in part what he is trying to do,7 States have “flexibility in deciding what procedures are needed in the context of postconviction relief.” Osborne, 557 U.S. at 69 ; cf. Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 678 (3d Cir. 2010) (“There is no substantive due process right to access DNA evidence, and procedural due process does not require that a district attorney disclose all poten…

“There is no substantive due process right to access DNA evidence, and procedural due process does not require that a district attorney disclose all potentially exculpatory evidence for postconviction relief to a prisoner.” (citation omitted)

green TOMPKINS v. HACKETT (2020)

Rule Authority · W.D. Pa. · 2 citations in this opinion

Ortiz, 747 F. App’x at 77 (quoting Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010)).

green St Lukes Health Network Inc v. Lancaster General Hospital (2020)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010). “[I]n deciding a motion to dismiss, all well-pleaded allegations of the complaint must be 6 Defendants also moved to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).

green CAMP v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (2020)

Rule Authority · W.D. Pa. · 2 citations in this opinion

Osborne, 557 U.S. at 72 ; Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 678 (3d Cir. 2010) (citing Osborne, 557 U.S. at 72 ); Bonner v. Montgomery Cnty., 458 F. App’x 135 (3d Cir. 2012) (same).

citing Osborne, 557 U.S. at 72

green Ashley Ortiz v. New Jersey State Police (2018)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Jobe Danganan v. Guardian Protection (2018)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010). 2 By the consent of the parties, Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy exercised the authority of the District Court. 28 U.S.C. § 636 (c); Fed.

green Tyler Miller v. Comcast (2018)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green John Mazuka v. Amazon.com (2018)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Litig., 454 F.3d 235, 241 (3d Cir. 2006) (stating that in order to satisfy the separate document rule of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58(a), “the order must omit (or at least substantially omit) the District Court’s reasons for disposing of the parties’ claims”). 4 Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Charles Talbert v. Corizon Inc (2017)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green JCF AFFM Debt Holdings. L.P. v. Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (In re Affirmative Insurance Holdings, I… (2017)

Rule Authority · Bankr. D. Del.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010); In re Burlington Coat Factory Sec.

green David Pepe v. Marirosa Lamas (2017)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Michael Allah v. John Thomas (2017)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Rasheena Phinisee v. Derek Layser (2015)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010). 5 .

green Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. v. Knoedler Manufacturers, Inc. (2015)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010). .

green Embassy of Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations Church v. Attorney General United States (2014)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Gr ier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Clouser v. Johnson (2014)

Rule Authority · M.D. Penn.

See id.; Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 677 (3d Cir.2010) (observing that Heck “expanded the circumstances in which a prisoner is barred from bringing a Section 1983 claim”).

green Borough of Moosic v. Darwin National Assurance Co. (2014)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. Beazer East, Inc. (2014)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Larissa Shelton v. Restaurant.Com Inc (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010). “[I]n deciding a motion to dismiss, all well-pleaded allegations of the complaint must be taken as true and interpreted in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, and all inferences must be drawn in favor of them.” McTernan v. City of York, 577 F.3d 521, 526 (3d Cir.2009) (internal quotation marks omitted).

green Kristie Bell v. Cheswick Generating Station Ge (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010). 6 .

green Tri3 Enterprises, LLC v. Aetna, Inc. (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Lockett v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Patrick McGrogan v. Commissioner of Internal Reven (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klein, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010). 6 We continue to be concerned about the possibility of double payment of taxation to the IRS and to the VIBIR in cases such as the ones at issue here.

green Fred Clayworth v. County of Luzerne (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Previn Mankodi v. Trump Marina Associates (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010); see also Gould Elecs., Inc. v. United States, 220 F.3d 169, 176 (3d Cir. 2000) (plenary review over a grant of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction).

plenary review over a grant of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

green Earl Kean v. Kenneth Henry (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Fred Clayworth v. County of Luzerne (2013)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Terry Kriss v. Fayette County (2012)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Mirjan v. Attorney General of the United States (2012)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Hussein Mirjan v. Atty Gen USA (2012)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grief v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir. 2010).

green Holy Ghost Carpatho-Russian Greek Catholic (Orthodox) Church v. Church Mutual Insurance (2012)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

E.g., Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).

green Laura Leibert v. Philadelphia Housing Authority (2012)

Rule Authority · 3rd Cir.

Grier v. Klem, 591 F.3d 672, 676 (3d Cir.2010).