![]() ![]() ![]() Wil- liard Oliphant an d Ca rm en Alta vill a, for- m e r c o m - mander of the st at e po li ce ba rr ac ks in Wyoming, were not im- mune from the claims filed by Trooper Mario J. Richard Ca- pu to e rr e d when he ruled that Capt. The Third Circuit Court of Appealssaid U.S.DistrictJudge A. ![]() Ruz zo saidCiavare lla, who was wor king at odd jobs paintin g houses for Wilkes-Barre city tow truckoperatorBob Kadlub oskiin the months prior to his sentenc-Ī federal appellate court has ov er tu rn ed a mo re th an $500,000 verdict a jury entere d in favor of a state police trooper who claimed a supervisor had illegally recorded a phone con- versation wit h him. The y ex- pec t tofile not iceof theappea l by late next week. His attorneys say they believe theyhave at leastfive merit oriou s iss uesto rai seon app eal. Ciava rel la was sente nced last wee k to 28 years in prison for his conviction on charges related to his acceptance of $997,600 from Robe rt Meric le,the build erof two juven ile deten tion center s that wer e utiliz ed by the coun ty. It would not be retroac tive for wor k perfo rmedleadingup toand inclu ding the trial, he said. The appoin tment, if gran ted, wou ld cove r onlyworkthat is per- formed from here on, Ruzzo said. Healsowillaskthecourttopay the cost of the trial transcript, which is requ ired to be filed as par t oftheappealtotheThirdCir- cuit Court of Appeals. Ruzzo said he plans to ask the court to appoint them for the ap- pel lat e cou rt pro ces s, whi ch woul d entitl e them to be paid $1 25 perhour– thecurr entfeder - al rate for court-appointed attor- neys. Atto rney Wil liam Ruz zo said that,todate,neitherhenorhisco- counsel, Al Flora, has been paid any moneyeither by Ciav arel la or the go ver nme nt for the wo rk they’ve performed on the case. SCRANTON – An attorney for forme r Judg e Mark Ciavare lla said he intends to file a petition asking the court to pay the legal fees associated with appeals that willbe filedof Ciav arel la’ s convi c- tion and sentence. ![]()
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