WILLIAMSPORT — A federal judge has ordered the release of the identity of the parties that have not settled claims related to the 2017 hazing death of a Penn State student.

The order issued Tuesday by U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann directs James and Evelyn Piazza to release those names by March 20.

Their son, Timothy, 19, died Feb. 4, 2017, two days after becoming intoxicated and falling down steps at an event at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.

His injuries included traumatic brain swelling, a skull fracture and a lacerated spleen.

Evidence showed he consumed at least 18 alcoholic drinks in an hour and 22 minutes.

The civil case has grown from the Piazza’s suit filed in 2019 into counter claims and a third-party complaint.

Brann’s order grants the request of the defendants in the third-party suit brought against 15 individuals by Craig Heimer, a fraternity member accused of being responsible for getting the alcohol for the event.

His criminal charges were resolved when he was accepted into the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program.

Heimer’s allegations against certain fraternity brothers include that they saw Piazza unconscious and intoxicated after the fall, and along with others, failed to adequately address his injuries.

The Piazzas initially opposed the request to release the identities because of the confidential nature of the settlement agreements.

One of the third-party defendants, Greg Rizzo, another fraternity brother, explained they merely wanted the identification of those who had not settled, not the terms of the agreements.

In ordering the release of the identities, Brann noted this litigation has gone on long enough and all defendants have the right to know their potential liability.

One of the reasons this case has not gone to trial were stays granted until criminal charges against the fraternity members were resolved.

Last November Conor J. Lamb, who represents the Piazzas, told PennLive fewer than five claims remained unsettled from the original suit. That number excludes third-party and cross claims, he said.

When a settlement is reached, the Piazzas file under seal a petition to distribute wrongful death proceeds stating only the amount and how the money is allocated between the claims and their lawyer, Lamb explained in a past court filing.

The Piazzas reached an agreement with Penn State without suing it but the university is a defendant in the third-party case.

Following an investigation, Penn State revoked recognition of the Beta chapter and the national organization closed the on-campus fraternity house.

Separate litigation over the sale of the former fraternity house was discontinued and the Penn State board of trustees at its meeting last July approved the purchase of the on campus North Burrowes Road property from the Alpha Upsilon chapter for $7.3 million.