All claims were dismissed Thursday, April 13, against one of two state troopers named in a false arrest and excessive force lawsuit filed by a Summit Township resident following the May 2020 arrest of his father.

Federal Judge Nora Barry Fischer, of U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, dismissed all the claims that Jacob Campbell of Summit Township filed against Timothy Morando in the lawsuit and terminated Morando as a defendant. Trooper Michael Lewis remains as the only defendant.

Fischer also ordered Campbell’s attorney and the state Attorney General’s office, which is representing the troopers, to meet with their clients and file a joint status report by April 27 saying if they agree to try to resolve the matter through mediation.