Legal Opinion
Doe v. Doe
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1996No. 3:95cv2722 (JBA)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
ARTERTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jane Doe 1 seeks to avail herself of the civil rights remedy provided under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (“VAWA” or the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 13981, seeking damages for deprivation of her federal right to be free from her husband’s alleged gender-based violence against her. Plaintiff alleges that from 1978 until 1995 the defendant “systematically and continuously inflicted a violent pattern of physical and mental abuse and cruelty upon the plaintiff,” including throwing her to the floor, kicking her, throwing…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Nathan Wall (95-5007) and Donald Wall (95-5008)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Christopher J. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Liu v. StriuliDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1999
- Doe v. HartzDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
- Crisonino v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
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