Legal Opinion

Allen v. Parkland School District

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 27, 2007No. 06-1560UnpublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

James Alen appeals a jury verdict in favor of the Parkland School District and John Toggas in Alen’s suit against them. Alen’s appeal asserts that the magistrate judge who presided over the case abused his discretion (1) by failing to recuse himself following a motion for recusal by Alen, and (2) by refusing to allow certain doctors to offer expert testimony. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural History

As we write for the parties, only a brief summary of pertinent facts is necessary. This case stems from an incident that occurred on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  3. Sherlyn Konstantopoulos and Dimos Konstantopoulos v. Westvaco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. In Re: Kensington International Limited and Springfield Associates, Llc, in Re: D.K. Acquisition Partners, L.P. Fernwood Associates, L.P. And Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in Re: Usg CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  5. Maggie Dudley, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for James Dudley, a Minor v. South Jersey Metal, Inc., a Corporation of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977

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