Where the Federal Arbitration Act gives the losing party three months to challenge an award, the losing party waited too long before filing its motion to vacate. Although the losing party argued the time to appeal ran from the date ...

Tagged with: Arbitration Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee received daily care for his skin cancer, a prison official prevailed on the inadequate medical care claim. Although the official confiscated the detainee’s bandages on one day, the detainee nevertheless received medical care that same day. Background ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the court previously dismissed a suit brought by military chaplains complaining about the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider was denied. Background This action stems from a complaint by military chaplains surrounding the military’s COVID-19 vaccine ...

Tagged with: Administrative Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where defendants argued a detainee’s civil rights’ claims were barred because he failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies, but the record was unclear on whether the grievance procedure was actually “available” to him, the motion was denied. Background Wayne ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an employee alleged she was terminated because of her gender and sexual orientation, but there was no evidence of any discriminatory animus by the decisionmaker, and an equal number of men and women were selected during the reorganization, the ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a detainee alleged that he was diagnosed with “obstructive sleep apnea,” and that he complained to a doctor while he was incarcerated at the Norfolk City Jail that mold was building up in his CPAP machine and that he ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a probationary employee in the sheriff’s department argued he was entitled to a hearing after he was fired for falsifying official records, but also admitted that he did not accurately complete certain entries in his surveillance logs, and it ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a former Department of Defense employee argued that discrimination was the reason why he was not interviewed for a promotion, but the Army maintained he didn’t meet a high enough assessment score to qualify for an interview, and there ...

Tagged with: Employment Discrimination Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where an employee alleged her employer breached its fiduciary duty under ERISA by maintaining an allegedly imprudent investment option in its retirement plan, ERISA’s safe harbor did not apply to her decision to remain invested in that fund. The safe ...

Tagged with: Employment Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a man alleged his inclusion on the federal government’s watchlist resulted in detentions, interrogations and searches of his electronic devices when flying, but the government showed he was no longer on the watchlist, the suit was dismissed for lack ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District