Fields et al v. Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives et al
| Brian Fields, Paul Tucker, Deana Weaver, Scott Rhoades, Joshua Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania Nonbelievers, Inc., Dillsburg Area Freethinkers and Lancaster Freethought Society |
| Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Parliamentarian of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Representatives For Pennsylvania House Districts 92, 95, 97, 193, and 196 |
| 1:2016cv01764 |
| August 25, 2016 |
| US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Harrisburg Office |
| Dauphin |
| Christopher C. Conner |
| Other Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 |
| None |
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JUDGMENT - Summary judgment be and is hereby ENTERED in favor of Defendants, SPEAKER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ET AL., and against Plaintiffs, BRIAN FIELDS, ET AL., on all aspects of Plaintiffs Establishment Clause claim (Count 1 of the Complaint), in accordance with the courts order 123 , dated October 1, 2019. (See jdgmt for complete details.)Signed by Deputy Clerk on 10/01/19. (ki)
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ORDER denying House's motion 114 for stay of injunction. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 10/16/18. (ki)
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ORDER (Memorandum 109 filed previously as separate docket entry) re: MSJs 77 & 80 - It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Pltfs' MSJ 77 is GRANTED in part & DENIED in part, as follows: 1. Summary jdgmt GRANTED in pltfs' favor on thei r Establishment Clause challenges to the guest chaplain policy & pre-2017 opening invocation practices of the PA House of Representatives., b. Summary jdgmt DENIED as to pltfs' Establishment Clause claim re: the current House opening invocation practices.; 2. Defts' MSJ 80 is GRANTED in part & DENIED in part as follows: a. Summary jdgmt GRANTED in defts' favor on pltfs' Establishment Clause claim re: the current House invocation practices., b. Summary jdgmt for defts DENIED in all other respects.; 3. It is ORDERED & DECLARED that House's guest chaplain policy & pre-2017 opening invocation practices are unconstitutional in violation of Establishment Clause of 1st Amendment to US Constitution & continuance & enforce ment thereof permanently ENJOINED.; 4. Clrk of Ct shall enter declaratory jdgmt in pltfs' favor on the Establishment Clause claims, brought pursuant to 42 USC 1983, challenging House's guest chaplain policy & pre-2017 opening invocation pra ctices. Clrk of Ct shall enter jdgmt on defts' favor on pltfs' Establishment Clause claim challenging the current House opening invocation practices.; 5. Clrk of Ct shall thereafter close this case. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 8/29/18. (ki)
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ORDER denying defts' motion 84 to extent it seeks leave from responsive obligation under Rule 56.1 but granting to extent it requests that ct strike pltfs' noncompliant Rule 56.1 stmt, striking pltfs' stmt of mat'l facts 79 for noncompliance w/ Rule 56.1, directing pltfs to w/in 14 days of today's date to file amended stmt of mat'l facts complying w/ Rule 56.1.. (see Para 3 for specifics), & directing that defts' opp br & responsive Rule 56.1 stmt to be filed w/in 21 days of svc of pltfs' Rule 56.1 stmt. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 2/7/18. (ki) Modified on 2/7/2018 to correct typo error (ki).
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ORDER granting pltfs' motion 62 to amend complaint, directing pltfs to file amended complaint & effect svc on added defts as req'd by L.R. 15.1(a). (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 7/11/17. (ki)
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ORDER (Memorandum 51 filed previously as separate docket entry) GRANTING in part & DENYING in part defts' MTD 31 as follows... (see Paras 1a-d), DISMISSING Cts II, III & IV of complaint w/ prejudice, DISMISSING Ct I of complaint only to ext ent Ct can be read to assert coercion claims o/b/o pltfs other than Fields & Rhoades, directing action shall proceed on Ct I as follows... (see Paras 4a-b), & noting ct will issue case mgmt schedule by separater order. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 4/28/17. (ki)
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