Material for Minimizing the Unknown: How to Try a Prisoner Civil Rights Case (or Any Civil Case!) in Federal Court
Date and Time: October 23, 2025 |8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Registration at 8:30)
Location: Courtroom 6A, 6th floor, Joseph F. Weis Jr. U.S. Courthouse.
Presenters:
Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Magistrate Judge Kezia O. L. Taylor, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Chase Defelice, Esq., Deputy Chief Counsel for Inmate Litigation, Pa. Dept. of Corrections
Andrew J. Horowitz, Esq., Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
We look forward to seeing you at Thursday’s CLE Program, “Minimizing the Unknown: How to Try a Prisoner Civil Rights Case (or Any Civil Case!) in Federal Court”. Please note that the program will be held in Courtroom 6A on the 6th floor of the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse. As a reminder, registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program will run until approximately 12:00 p.m., with a short break. The Program qualifies for 2 substantive and 1 ethics credit for those who attend the entire program. Partial substantive credit is available to those who are unable to attend the entire program.
Materials have been assembled by our panel of presenters and you will find them at the link below:
You may want to reference these items either during or after the CLE program, but you do not need them to participate. After the program, representatives from the Clerk’s Office will be available to answer questions about the Court’s Pro Bono Program and to register individuals or law firms that are interested in opportunities for participation.