Legal Opinion

Bianca Sarpehfio v. Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, et al.

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 2026No. 1:26-cv-00444Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BIANCA SARPEHFIO, CIVIL NO. 1:26-cv-00444 Plaintiff, (LATELLA, M.J.) v. HERSHEY ENTERTAINMENT AND RESORTS COMPANY, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM In this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Bianca Sarpehfio filed a Complaint (Doc. 1) as “parent and next friend” of her son, T.B., a minor. Plaintiff also filed a “Motion for Appointment of Pro Bono Counsel.” (Doc. 3). It is well-established in this Circuit that a parent or legal guardian may not litigate on behalf of a child. , 937 F.2d 876, 882–83 (3d Cir. 1991) (holding that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Robert Collinsgru Maura Collinsgru, on Behalf of Their Son, Francis Collinsgru v. Palmyra Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Powell v. SymonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
  3. Angelica Sanchez v. Miriam Lopez SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  4. Victor Mondelli v. Berkeley Heights Nursing and RCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2021

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