Case docket
Shao v. Customers Bancorp, Inc. — E.D. Pa., No. 2:25-cv-02640
Shao v. Customers Bancorp, Inc. — E.D. Pa., No. 2:25-cv-02640 — 3 documents in the archive, dated May 22, 2025 to March 5, 2026.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Docket number | No. 2:25-cv-02640 — main docket · CourtListener docket 638041 |
| Filings | 3 public filings |
| Filed | 2025-05-22 – 2026-03-05 |
| Document types | complaint (1), memorandum or brief (1), order (1) |
| Original PDFs | 3 of 3 |
Case summary
Yang Shao, representing herself, sued Customers Bancorp, Inc., Customers Bank, four executives, notary public Tamara R. Thompson and Arizona companies, investors and properties in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 22, 2025. Her claims stem from a $3.052 million SBA loan Customers made in November 2018 to two Arizona companies whose guaranty carries her name. She alleges her signatures were copied from an earlier agreement. Her 88-page complaint also alleges that Thompson colluded with Customers Bank on April 2 and May 25, 2021 to obtain duplicate PPP loans, more than $20,000 in all, through a non-existent entity. On March 5, 2026 Judge Karen Spencer Marston dismissed the case with prejudice: an Arizona state court had already found no material dispute that the loan was validly procured, and collateral estoppel barred her claims. The order warns that if she files new cases there on the same facts, the court may order her to show cause why she should not be barred from filing.
Case at a glance
| Parties | Plaintiff: Yang Shao, pro se. Defendants include Customers Bancorp, Inc., Customers Bank, Jay Sidhu, Sam Sidhu, Karl Danielian and Rosemary Dente; notary public Tamara R. Thompson; three Scottsdale, Arizona properties, and Arizona companies and their investors |
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| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 2:25-cv-02640-KSM |
| Program | SBA loan made in November 2018; the complaint also alleges duplicate PPP loans in 2021 |
| Claims | As captioned on the complaint: fraud, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, violation of federal lending and notarial laws, and declaratory and injunctive relief; jury trial demanded |
| Disposition or status | Dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants on March 5, 2026, on collateral estoppel; motion for appointed counsel denied; case closed |
Shao filed 596 exhibits before any hearing
The memorandum counts 37 filings by Shao on the docket before any initial hearing or discovery, carrying 596 exhibits, 508 of which the court says appear to be duplicative.
An Arizona court ordered her to pay more than $350,000
Customers Bank sued the borrowers and guarantors, Shao among them, in Maricopa County Superior Court on January 17, 2023. On November 20, 2025 that court entered a default judgment against Shao and ordered her to pay more than $350,000 relating to the default of the loan.
Docket
3 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.
No. 2:25-cv-02640
- COMPLAINT against ADAGIO HOUSE I & II PLC, ADAGIO HOUSE II LLC, ADAGIO HOUSE III… — Shao v. Customers Bancorp (Dkt. 1)Entry 1
- —Entries 2–65 are not in the archive
- MEMORANDUM AND/OR OPINION — Shao v. Customers Bancorp (Dkt. 66)Entry 66
- ORDER THAT CUSTOMERS MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. NOS. 41, 45, 46, 54) IS GRANTED.… — Shao v. Customers Bancorp (Dkt. 67)Entry 67
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.