Legal Opinion
Burns v. Alexander
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 4, 2011No. Civil Action 10-522PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORA BARRY FISCHER, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This action involves a constitutional challenge to certain provisions of Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law (“CPSL”) [23 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6301 et seq.\ Pending before the Court is a motion to dismiss filed by the Defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b), subsections (1) 1 and (6). 2 Docket No. 20. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.
II. Background 3
Plaintiff Melissa M. Burns (“Burns”) is an adult individual residing in North Fay ette Township,…
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