Meyer v. Lavelle

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

Paul E. Meyer, the pro se plaintiff in the above captioned actions, is a plumbing contractor. His default on a contract and subsequent litigation with his bonding company in the state court provide the backdrop for the two suits in this court.

Meyer’s default occurred in late 1972. Wisconsin Surety Corporation, which had issued the bond for Meyer’s performance, took over the contract and thereafter sued Meyer in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County1 to *534recover the amounts it was required to expend to cure Meyer’s default. Meyer represented…