Vargo v. Mangus

OPINION

BARRY, Circuit Judge.

I

On November 22, 2000, David and Lori Vargo (hereinafter “Vargo”) filed suit against Sharon Mangus and the Swift Transportation Co., Inc., in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, for personal injury damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving Vargo’s vehicle and a tractor-trailer owned by Swift and operated by Mangus. Defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On November 14, 2002, the District Court granted plaintiffs’ motion to preclude any reference to…