Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. Abruzzo

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 30, 2014No. Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-1458Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

A. RICHARD CAPUTO, District Judge.

Presently before the Court are Motions to Dismiss Plaintiffs Amended Complaint filed by Defendant Kathleen G. Kane (Doc. 47) and Defendant E. Christopher Abruzzo (Doc. 46). In this case, Dr. Rodriguez challenges the constitutionality 58 Pa.C.S. § 3222.1(b)(10) and (11), two provisions of Act 13 of 2012 (“the Act”). Plaintiff, Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, M.D. (“Plaintiff’) refers to these provisions as the “Medical Gag Rules” and alleges that they violate his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Because Plaintiff lacks standing to bring this case, both…

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