Legal Opinion

Bergeron v. Bergeron

District Court, M.D. Louisiana

Decided May 28, 1999No. Civ.A. 96-3445-APublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REVISED RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.

The ruling dated May 26, 1999 (doc. no. 114) is hereby revised so as to read as follows:

This matter is before the court on a motion by defendant Paul Bergeron to dismiss on constitutional grounds. Oppositions have been filed by plaintiff and by the United States, as intervenor. 1 There is no need for oral argument. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

Christina Bergeron brings this action under Subtitle C of the Violence Against Women Act (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 13981. Plaintiff claims that, during her marriage, her former…

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