UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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ELIZABETH PICHLER, RUSSELL CHRISTIAN, :

SETH NYE, HOLLY MARSTON, KEVIN QUINN, :

JOSE L. SABASTRO, THOMAS RILEY, AMY :

RILEY, and RUSSELL DAUBERT, on behalf of :

themselves and all others similarly situated, :

:

Plaintiffs, : 04-CV-2841

:

v. :

:

UNITE (UNION OF NEEDLETRADES, :

INDUSTRIAL & TEXTILE EMPLOYEES :

AFL-CIO), a New York unincorporated association, :

:

Defendant. :

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ORDER

AND NOW, this _______ day of _____________________, 2009, upon consideration of 

Defendant UNITE’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Punitive Damages and any 

opposition thereto, it is hereby

ORDERED that Defendant UNITE’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of 

Punitive Damages is GRANTED; and it is further 

ORDERED that summary judgment is entered in favor of Defendant on Plaintiffs’ 

requests for punitive damages.

________________________

Stewart Dalzell, J.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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ELIZABETH PICHLER, RUSSELL CHRISTIAN, :

SETH NYE, HOLLY MARSTON, KEVIN QUINN, :

JOSE L. SABASTRO, THOMAS RILEY, AMY :

RILEY, and RUSSELL DAUBERT, on behalf of :

themselves and all others similarly situated, :

:

Plaintiffs, : 04-CV-2841

:

v. :

:

UNITE (UNION OF NEEDLETRADES, :

INDUSTRIAL & TEXTILE EMPLOYEES :

AFL-CIO), a New York unincorporated association, :

:

Defendant. :

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UNITE’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

ON THE ISSUE OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES

In accordance with this Court’s Order of May 6, 2009 (Docket Entry #272), Defendant 

UNITE, through its undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court for an order of summary 

judgment in its favor denying plaintiffs’ claim for punitive damages. This motion is brought 

pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and is supported by the 

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Memorandum of Law in Support of UNITE’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of 

Punitive Damages and the accompanying exhibits, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Date: June 3, 2009

_s/ Lawrence T. Hoyle________________________

Lawrence T. Hoyle, Jr.

Arlene Fickler

Arleigh P. Helfer III

John R. Timmer

Benjamin H. Field

HOYLE, FICKLER, HERSCHEL & MATHES, LLP 

One South Broad Street, Suite 1500

Philadelphia, PA 19107 

Counsel for Defendant UNITE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Benjamin H. Field, hereby certify that on this 3rd day of June, 2009, I caused 

Defendant UNITE’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Punitive Damages to be filed 

using the Court’s ECF system. The document is available for viewing and downloading via the 

ECF system.

In addition, I caused the Memorandum of Law in Support of UNITE’s Motion for 

Summary Judgment on the Issue of Punitive Damages to be filed UNDER SEAL pursuant to the 

Court’s January 7, 2005 Confidentiality Order. 

Hardcopies of the foregoing documents were served upon counsel for Plaintiffs in 

the manner set forth below:

By Email (without Exhibits) and First Class Mail, Postage 

Prepaid

David Picker, Esq.

Paul Rosen, Esq.

SPECTOR GADON & ROSEN, P.C.

1635 Market Street – 7

th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

s/ Benjamin H. Field 

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