District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania March 3, 2008, 3:CV-05-0323 (Hearns v. Parisi)

MEMORANDUM

THOMAS I. VANASKIE, District Judge.

In this fraudulent home sales and predatory lending action, Plaintiff Gaines E. Hearns, Jr. sued three categories of Defendants: (1) Steve Parisi, Donald Kish-baugh, and their affiliated companies (the “PK Defendants”);

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(2) Appraiser Defendants Kevin Kennedy and Kathleen Spitz-faden; and (3) Lender Defendants M & T Bank, successor by merger to M

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