MANTIA v. JOURNO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ANDREA MANTIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 19-224 v. ) Judge Nora Barry Fischer ) MOSHE JOURNO, ) ) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Andrea Mantia brings claims against Defendant Moshe Journo for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after she was raped by Journo on September 6, 2004. (Docket No. 1 at 2). Mantia sued in 2019, but the matter was stayed for nearly four years while criminal proceedings were pending against Journo in state court. (Docket Nos.…