Courtney Hontz v. Joseph Bednarski

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTNEY HONTZ, : No. 3:25cv914 Plaintiff : : (Judge Munley) v. : JOSEPH BEDNARSKI, : Defendant : MEMORANDUM The Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed Plaintiff Courtney Hontz’s indirect criminal contempt conviction after Defendant Joseph Bednarski arrested her for violating a Protection from Abuse (“PFA”) Order. The overarching question in this subsequent damages lawsuit is not who was right about the contempt charge. Because of the qualified immunity afforded to police officers, the question is whether the…