[Download] "Focus v. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas" by United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Focus v. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Release Date : January 01, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
Description
A citizens advocacy group, "For Our Childrens Ultimate Safety" ("FOCUS"), and two of the groups members, Jacqueline Colville and Catherine Silvio (collectively, the "plaintiffs"), appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granting a motion to dismiss their 42 U.S.C. Section(s) 1983 claim against the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and a judge of that court. Their claim arises out of gag orders entered during a celebrated child custody case, In re Byron Griffin, No. 1608-92 (Pa. C.P. filed Aug. 21, 1992) (the "Baby Byron" case), currently pending before the court of common pleas. The gag orders prohibited the parties to that case from discussing the case with the public. FOCUS (but not the individual plaintiffs) attempted to intervene in the Baby Byron case, arguing that the gag orders violated its rights under the First Amendment.