Legal Opinion
HOPE HOUSE IN MIDLAND PA v. BOROUGH OF MIDLAND
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 2025No. 2:24-cv-00456Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HOPE HOUSE IN MIDLAND PA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) 2:24-cv-00456-CB ) v. ) Judge Cathy Bissoon ) BOROUGH OF MIDLAND, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. MEMORANDUM Plaintiff wishes to open a homeless shelter for women and children in Midland, Pennsylvania. As the state trial and appellate courts recognized, this is an admirable and worthy cause. See Doc. 45-18 (Ct. of Comm. Pls. opinion); Doc. 45-19 (Pa. Commw. Ct. opinion). Unfortunately, that was not enough in the state proceedings, nor is it here. There is no reason…
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