Legal Opinion
Ford v. Johnson
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 26, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-2201PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT
AMBROSE, District Judge.
This civil action was initiated by Mable L. Ford (“Ford”) in the Court of Common Pleas of Alegheny County on November 23, 1994. Ford brought the action in her own right and as Administratrix of the Estate of her late daughter, Shawntee L. Ford (“Shawntee”). On March 8, 1994, two year old Shawntee was beaten to death by her father, Maurice Booker, at the Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Shawn-tee had been placed in the custody of her father by the Court of Common Pleas of Alegheny County. Prior to being placed in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mark v. Borough of HatboroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
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