Warner v. University of Pennsylvania Health System

¶ 1 Pro se Appellant, Thomas Warner, challenges the August 31, 2004 order refusing to lift a judgment of non pros entered after he failed to timely file the certificate of merit required by Pa.R.C.P. 1042.6. We affirm.

¶2 Appellant, proceeding pro se, instituted this medical malpractice action in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He sought to recover for emotional distress purportedly caused when he was involuntarily committed to one of Appellee’s mental health facilities on January 13, 2001. The complaint…