HATCHIGIAN v. WHELAN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVID HATCHIGIAN : : CIVIL ACTION v. : No. 25-3551 : JOHN J. WHELAN, et al. : McHUGH, J. September 29, 2025 MEMORANDUM I. Relevant Background This lawsuit arises out of an underlying state court action involving a $945 repair of Plaintiff’s vehicle. In September 2023, following an appeal from the Magisterial District Court, the underlying case proceeded to a bifurcated jury and non-jury trial before Judge Whelan in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. Following a one-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in…