Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Case #: 2:15-cr-00346
Case Filed:Jul 29, 2015
Terminated:Dec 21, 2016
Last checked: Saturday Mar 18, 2023 12:24 AM EDT
Plaintiff
USA
Represented By
ANDREA FOULKES
U.S. Atty'S Office
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BEA WITZLEBEN
U.S. Attorney'S Office
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JAMES INMAN PEARCE
U.S. Dept Of Justice
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
BONNIE BOWSER (5)
Terminated: 12/15/2016
Represented By
RONALD H. LEVINE
Post & Shell, P.C.
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MATTHEW TODD NEWCOMER
Department Of Justice
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Defendant
ROBERT BRAND (3)
Terminated: 12/20/2016
520 CARPENTER LN. APARTMENT 2D
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119
Represented By
MIRA E. BAYLSON
Cozen O'Connor
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BARRY GROSS
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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MEREDITH C SLAWE
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Defendant
CHAKA FATTAH, SR. (1)
Terminated: 07/15/2019
Represented By
BRUCE P. MERENSTEIN
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis
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THOMAS O. FITZPATRICK
Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC
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MARK M. LEE
Blank Rome LLP
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SHABREI M. PARKER
Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC
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KEVIN V. MINCEY
Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC
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SAMUEL W. SILVER
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
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RILEY H. ROSS, III
Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC
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Defendant
KAREN NICHOLAS (4)
Terminated: 12/20/2016
Represented By
ANN CAMPBELL FLANNERY
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MARIANA ROSSMAN
The Rossman Firm, LLC
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DANA BAZELON
Law Offices Of Dana Bazelon
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Defendant
HERBERT VEDERMAN (2)
Terminated: 09/05/2019
Represented By
STEVEN R. PAISNER
Paisner Litvin LLP
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KERRI L. RUTTENBERG
Jones Day
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JESSE ABRAMS-MORLEY
Cedrone & Mancano, LLC
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ROBERT STEPHEN STIGALL
Ballard Spahr LLP
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HENRY W. ASBILL
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Mark Cedrone
Saxton & Stump
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DAVID L. AXELROD
Ballard Spahr LLP
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NOEL JOHN FRANCISCO
Jones Day
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JULIA SHEKETOFF
Federal Public Defender For The District Of Columbia
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ANDREW M. LUGER
Jones Day
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JOSEPH D. MANCANO
Law Offices Of Joseph D. Mancano
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JAMES S. URBAN
Jones Day
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TERENCE GRUGAN
Ballard Spahr LLP
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JAMES M. BURNHAM
Jones Day
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JACOB M. ROTH
Jones Day
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Movant
THIRD PARTY
Terminated: 12/21/2016
Represented By
TODD HENRY
The Henry Law Firm
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Movant
PHILADELPHIA MEDIA NETWORK, PBC
Terminated: 12/21/2016
Represented By
ELI M. SEGAL
Levan Stapleton Segal Cochran LLP
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GPO Mar 16 2016
MEMORANDUM AND/OR OPINION AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 3/16/2016.3/16/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )
GPO Mar 16 2016
ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR THAT THE MOTION 136 TO DISMISS PORTIONS OF THE INDICTMENT ON THE GROUND THAT THE VIOLATE HIS RIGHTS UNDER THE SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS DENIED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 3/16/2016.3/16/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )
GPO May 11 2016
MEMORANDUM AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )MEMORANDUM AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )MEMORANDUM AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )MEMORANDUM AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )MEMORANDUM AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )
GPO May 11 2016
ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER THAT THE MOTION IN LIMINE 232 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH 290 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH AND JOIN IN THE MOTION TO QUASH 302 IS GRANTED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER THAT THE MOTION IN LIMINE 232 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH 290 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH AND JOIN IN THE MOTION TO QUASH 302 IS GRANTED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER THAT THE MOTION IN LIMINE 232 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH 290 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH AND JOIN IN THE MOTION TO QUASH 302 IS GRANTED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER THAT THE MOTION IN LIMINE 232 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH 290 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH AND JOIN IN THE MOTION TO QUASH 302 IS GRANTED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )ORDER AS TO CHAKA FATTAH, SR, HERBERT VEDERMAN, ROBERT BRAND, KAREN NICHOLAS, BONNIE BOWSER THAT THE MOTION IN LIMINE 232 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH 290 IS GRANTED; THE MOTION TO QUASH AND JOIN IN THE MOTION TO QUASH 302 IS GRANTED. Signed by HONORABLE HARVEY BARTLE, III on 5/11/2016.5/11/2016 Entered and Copies E-Mailed. (ap, )
Docket last updated: 10/04/2017 8:01 AM EDT
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
1 1 INDICTMENT as to CHAKA FATTAH, SR (1) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-10, 11-15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, HERBERT VEDERMAN (2) count(s) 1, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, ROBERT BRAND (3) count(s) 1, 2, KAREN NICHOLAS (4) count(s) 1, 2, 24-26, 27, 28-29, BONNIE BOWSER (5) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-10, 11-15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. (pod, )
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Att: 1 1 pgs Designation Form