Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Groshens
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-2455PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought against David E. Groshens, the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Elmer Lentz, the Court’s Chief Domestic Relations Officer. The plaintiff, Joseph R. Thompson (“Thompson”), who is a respondent in support proceedings brought against him in that Court by his estranged wife Joan Thompson, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations by the defendants of his civil rights in connection with those proceedings. He also requests that a three-judge…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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