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'"' "'°'""• ~~~~ CIVIL COVERSHEET // ,{1; · 362. The JS 44 civil cover sheet and th~D~I1ltained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as requi~, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS SCOTT YODER 288 Hill Road, Honey Brook, PA 19344

(b)

JC) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telepho e Numbe E ward C. Sweeney, Esquire - Wusinich ogan P.C. 537 West Uwchlan Ave., Suite 200, Downingtown, PA 19335 610-594-1600

DEFENDANTS THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern, PA 19355

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NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED

Attorneys (I/Known)

II. BASIS OF JURISD CTION (Place an "X"inOneBoxOnlyJ III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an "X" in One Box for Plaintiff

0 1 f . ederal Question U.S. Government

Plaintiff (US. Government Not a Party)

0 2 U.S. Government Diversity Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an "X" in One Box Only) , 1 !,o'•K'

0 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY PERSONAL INJURY 0 120 Marine 0 3 JO Airplane 0 365 Personal Injury -0 130 Miller Act 0 315 Airplane Product Product Liability 0 140 Negotiable Instrument Liability 0 367 Health Care/ 0 150 Recovery of Overpayment 0 320 Assault, Libel & Pharmaceutical

& Enforcement of Judgment Slander Personal Injury 0 151 Medicare Act O 330 Federal Employers' Product Liability 0 152 Recovery of Defaulted Liability 0 368 Asbestos Personal

Student Loans 0 340 Marine Injury Product (Excludes Veterans) 0 345 Marine Product Liability

0 153 Recovery of Overpayment Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY of Veteran's Benefits 0 350 Motor Vehicle 0 3 70 Other Fraud

0 160 Stockholders' Suits 0 355 Motor Vehicle 0 3 71 Truth in Lending 0 190 Other Contract Product Liability 0 380 Other Personal 0 195 Contract Product Liability 0 360 Other Personal Property Damage 0 196 Franchise Injury 0 385 Property Damage

0 362 Personal Injury - Product Liability Medical Maloractice

'AlnPRli>""'""'-.111-1-:l!f;:;'$l'WMl~ll!R'1,tJllTS:':.'!t-mJ'JDSONER:!PEillITI ""'"'"" 0 210 Land Condemnation J ~440 Other Civil Rights Habeas Corpus: 0 220 Foreclosure 0 ~41 Voting 0 463 Alien Detainee 0 230 Rent Lease & Ejectrnent

~~-~-0 510 Motions to Vacate

0 240 Torts to Land 3 Housing/ Sentence 0 245 Tort Product Liability Accommodations 0 530 General 0 290 All Other Real Property 5 Ame;. w/Disabilities - 0 535 Death Penalty

\ Employment Other: 6 Amer. w/Disabilities - 0 540 Mandamus & Other

Other 0 550 Civil Rights 0 448 Education 0 555 Prison Condition

0 560 Civil Detainee -

f\ Conditions of Confinement

v. 0 RIG IN (Place an "X" in One Box Only)

~ 1 · ~riginal 02 Removed from 0 3 Remanded from 04 \ )Proceeding State Court Appellate Court

(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendant) PTF DEF PTF DEF

Citizen of This State 0 1 0 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 0 4 0 4 of Business In This State

Citizen of Another State 0 2 0 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 0 5 0 5 of Business In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a 0 3 0 3 Foreign Nation 0 6 0 6 Forei n Coun

·' TURJWE 1, ·11~-~m"•illlt-TU1

0 625 Drug Related Seizure 0 422 Appeal 28 USC 158 0 375 False Claims Act of Property 21 USC 88 I 0 423 Withdrawal 0 376 Qui Tarn (31 USC

0 690 Other 28 USC 157 3729(a)) 0 400 State Reapportionment

·-1 ' 0 4 I 0 Antitrust 0 820 Copyrights 0 430 Banks and Banking 0 830 Patent 0 450 Commerce 0 840 Trademark 0 460 Deportation

0 4 70 Racketeer Influenced and ' ·-~··--ml\llBe& s· • tm!IT-¥1=~- Corrupt Organizations 0 7 IO Fair Labor Standards 0 861 HIA (1395fl) 0 480 Consumer Credit

Act 0 862 Black Lung (923) 0 490 Cable/Sat TV 0 720 Labor/Management 0 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) 0 850 Securities/Commodities/

Relations 0 864 SSID Title XVI Exchange 0 740 Railway Labor Act 0 865 RSI ( 405(g)) 0 890 Other Statutory Actions 0 751 Family and Medical 0 891 Agricultural Acts

Leave Act 0 893 Environmental Matters 0 790 Other Labor Litigation 0 895 Freedom oflnformation 0 791 Employee Retirement 'i~l>J'.)~VAW!ldliJ'i:fSTj'(',! Act

Income Security Act O 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff 0 896 Arbitration or Defendant) 0 899 Administrative Procedure

0 871 IRS-Third Party Act/Review or Appeal of 26 USC 7609 Agency Decision

0 950 Constitutionality of lfl:RA".Jll€t_1_ State Statutes

0 462 Naturalization Application 0 465 Other Immigration

Actions

Reinstated or 0 5 Transferred from 0 6 Multidistrict 08 Multidistrict Reopened Another District Litigation - Litigation -

(specifY) Transfer Direct File - Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which )'OU are filinl 0no not cit"durisdictional statutes unless diversity):

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq.; Section 5 of ERi A

VII. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT:

VIII. RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY

DATE

01/23/2017 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Brief description of cause: employment - age discrimination; violation of ERISA, Section 510 0 CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION DEMAND$

UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.

(See instructions):

RECEIPT# AMOUNT APPL YING IFP JUDGE

c;._

CHECK YES only if defoand~J in complaint: JURY DEMAND: M Y s O No

DOCKET NUMBER i' lA1 25 2017

MAG.JUDGE

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c ~ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTER !STRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA- DESIGNATION FORM to be used by counsel to indicate the category of the case for the purpose of assignment to appropriate calendar.

Address of Plaintiff:. ___ 2_s_s __ H_i_l_l_R_o_a_d_, _H_o_n_e_y_B_r_o_o_k_, _P_A __ l_9_3_4_4 _______ --li11t-"7'-#----1'!-0-l!i-'3";;1!---t5...--~3::11 .. r----Address ofDefendant: __ 1_o_o __ v_a_n_g_u_a_r_d_B_o_u_l_e_v_a_r_d_,_M_a_l_v_e_r_n_, _P_A_l_9_3_5_5 ___________________ _

Place of Accident, Incident or Transaction: ____ l_O_O __ V_a_n_g=--u_a_r_d __ B_o_u_l_e_v_a_r_d-',~M_a_l_v_e_r_n-'--, _P_A __ l_9_3_5_5 ____________ _ (Use Reverse Side For Additional Space)

Does this civil action involve a nongovernmental corporate party with any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation ownin

(Attach two copies of the Disclosure Statement Form in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 (a)) NolKl

Does this case involve multidistrict litigation possibilities?

RELATED CASE, IF ANY:

Case Number: ___________ Judge _______________ Date Terminated':------\,..---,/<-------------

Civil cases are deemed related when yes is answered to any of the following questions:

1. Is this case related to property included in an earlier numbered suit pending or within one year previously terminated action in this court?

YesD NolXI 2. Does this case involve the same issue of fact or grow out of the same transaction as a prior suit pending or within one year previously terminated

action in this court?

YesD No!X! 3. Does this case involve the validity or infringement of a patent already in suit or any earlier numbered case pending or within one year previously

terminated action in this court? YesD NolXI

4. Is this case a second or successive habeas corpus, social security appeal, or pro se civil rights case filed by the same individual?

YesD Nolf!

CIVIL: (Place t/ in ONE CATEGORY ONLY)

A. Federal Question Cases: B. Diversity Jurisdiction Cases:

1. o Indemnity Contract, Marine Contract, and All Other Contracts 1. D Insurance Contract and Other Contracts

2. o FELA 2. D Airplane Personal Injury

3. D Jones Act-Personal Injury 3. D Assault, Defamation

4. o Antitrust 4. D Marine Personal Injury

5. o Patent 5. D Motor Vehicle Personal Injury

6. o Labor-Management Relations 6. D Other Personal Injury (Please specify)

7. D Civil Rights 7. D Products Liability

8. o Habeas Corpus 8. D Products Liability - Asbestos

9. \D Securities Act(s) Cases 9. D All other Diversity Cases

1 G Social Security Review Cases

1 . N All other Federal Question Cases (Pleasespecify) employment-age discrimination

violation of ERISA

(Please specify)

\ ARBITRATION CERTIFICATION (Check Appropriate Category)

r---;------S_w_e_e_n_e_y_, __ E_s_q_u_i_r_e _ __, counsel of record do hereby certify:

o Pu suant to Local Civil Rule 53.2, Section 3(c)(2), that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the damages recoverable in this civil action case exceed the sum of 150,000 00 exclusive of interest and costs;

:K R ief other than monetary damages is sought.

1/23/2017 64565 Attorney I.D.#

NOTE: A trial de novo will be a trial by jury only if there has been compliance with F.R.C.P. 38.

::~'::::~;::::::••$••«Mo~"''"°'~ 1"iliog o within one year previously terminated action in this court

JAN 25 2017 64565

Attorney-at-Law Attorney I.D.# ClV. 609 (5/2012)


l1J ff1~ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CASE MANAGEMENT TRACK DESIGNATION FORM

SCOTT YODER CIVIL ACTION 288 Hill Road, Honey Brook, PA 19344

v. THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355

17 03 5 3 NO.

In accordance with the Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan of this court, counsel for plaintiff shall complete a Case Management Track Designation Form in all civil cases at the time of filing the complaint and serve a copy on all defendants. (See§ 1 :03 of the plan set forth on the reverse side of this form.) In the event that a defendant does not agree with the plaintiff regarding said designation, that defendant shall, with its first appearance, submit to the clerk of court and serve on the plaintiff and all other parties, a Case Management Track Designation Form specifying the track to which that defendant believes the case should be assigned.

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CASE MANAGEMENT TRACKS:

(a) Habeas Corpus - Cases brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 through§ 2255. ( )

(b) Social Security - Cases requesting review of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying plaintiff Social Security Benefits. ( )

(c) Arbitration - Cases required to be designated for arbitration under Local Civil Rule 53.2. ( )

(d) Asbestos - Cases involving claims for personal injury or property damage from exposure to asbestos. ( )

(e) Special Management - Cases that do not fall into tracks (a) through (d) that are commonly referred to as complex and that need special or intense management by the court. (See reverse side of this form for a detailed explanation of special management cases.)

(f) Standard Management - Cases that do not fall into any one of the other tracks.

1/23/2017

Date

610-594~1600

Telephone

(Civ. 660) 10/02

Edward C. Sweeney Attorney-at-law

610-594-6518

FAX Number

Plaintiff Attorney for

[email protected]

E-Mail Address

r JAN 25 201t


89. Plaintiff suffered retaliation for reporting age discrimination and taking steps to

prevent himself from being fired because of his age.

90. Plaintiff has suffered damages.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands the following relief: (1) wages, employment benefits or

other compensation denied or lost by such violation; (2) front pay wages; (3) equitable relief

such as rehiring; (4) a reasonable attorney's fee; (5) the employee's expert witness fee, if any; (6)

rehire to Defendant to his former position (with all back and future benefits he would have been

entitled to); (7) damages for pain, suffering, humiliation, and emotional distress; and (8) other

costs of the action.

1/23/2017

Respectfully submitted,

By: ~~~~~~~---<-~~~~-A

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Edward C. Sweeney, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff WUSINICH & BROGAN P.C. l.D. No. 64565 537 West Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 200 Downingtown, PA 19335 (610) 594-1600 Validation of signature code: ECS 1942


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