MORT et al v. LAWRENCE COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against JAMESON HEALTH SYSTEM, LAWRENCE COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES, CHRISSY MONTAGUE (Filing fee $350, receipt number 0315-1765213), filed by ELIZABETH MORT, ALEX RODRIGUEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons for Lawrence County Children and Youth Services, # 4 Summons for Chrissy Montague, # 5 Summons for Jameson Health System) (ksa)

MORT et al v. LAWRENCE COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES et al

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""JS 44 (Rev. 12/07)

CIVIL COVER SHEET
the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of intiatig

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the inormation contained herein neither replace nor supplement the fiing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided
by local rules of cour. This form approved by the Judicial Conference of

the civil docket sheet (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THE FORM.)

i. (a) PLAINIFFS
Elizabeth Mort and Alex Rodriguez
(b) County of Residence of

DEFENDANS
Lawrence COIDlty Children and Youth Servces,

Chrissy Montague and Jameson Health System
Firt Listed Plaintiff Lawrence
County of Residence of

Firt Listed Defendant Lawrence
(I u.s. PLAITIFF CASES ONLY)

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAIIFF CASES)

NOTE: IN LAN CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE

LAN INVOL VE.
(c) Attrney's (Fir Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
Attorneys (If Known)

See attachment.

IL BASIS OF JUSDICTION (Place

an "X" in One Box

Only)

II. CITIZENSHI OF PRINCIPAL P ARTIES(place an "X" in One Box for Plaintiff
(For Diversity Cases Only) and One Box for Defendat)

o 1 U.S. Govenuent

~ 3 Federal Question

Plaintif
o 2 U.S. Govenuent

PTF DEF PTF DEF
o 2 0 2 Incorrated and Principal Place
of

(U.S. Govenuent Not a Par)

Citien of Thi State 0 i 0 1 Incorrated or Principal Place 0 4 0 4 of Business In Ths State
Citizen of Another State

o 4 Diversity

o505 o606
.. :,:,:,:,:,:,:1

Defendat

(Indicate Citienship of Pares in Item II)
Citizen or Subject of a
Foreiqn CountrY

Business In Another State

o 3 0 3 Foreign Nation

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IV NATU OF SilT (Place an "K' in One Box Onv) .........................
PERSONAL INJUY
o 310 Ailae
o 315 Ailane Product
PERSONAL

.. .. ............. ................. ...... .
Liability

o 110 Inurce o 120 Mae
o 130 Miller Act

INJUY

o 610 Agricultue

o 422 Appeal 28 USC 158

o 362 Personal Injur -

o 620 Other Food & Dru

o 423 Withdrwal

Med. Malpractice
o 365 Personal Injur -

o 625 Drg Related Seizue
of Propert 21 USC 881

28 USC 157

o i 40 Negotiable Intrent

o 400 State Reapportionment o 410 Antitrt o 430 Bai and Ban o 450 Commerce o
470 Racketeer Inuenced and
Corrpt Organzation

o 150 Recovery of Overpyment o 320 Assaul~ Libel & & Enorcementof J uden Slander
o 151 Medicare Act
o 152 Recovery of Defaulted

Product Liability
o 368 Asbestos Persona
Injur Product

o 330 Federa Employers'

o 630 Liquor Laws o 640 R.R. & Truck o 650 Airline Regs.
o 660 Occupational

:.:.:.....:..::: 0 460 Deporttion

o 820 Copyrights o 830 Patent

Liability

Stuent Loa
(ExcL Vetera)

o 340 Mare
o 345 Mare Product

Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY
o 370 Other Fraud

o 840 Trademark

SafetylHealth
o 690 Other
:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,'~'l"R:,:,:,::::.:.:...... . o 710 Fair Labor Stadards

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480 Consumer Credit 490 Cable/Sat TV
810 Selective Service

o 153 Recovery of Overpyment

Liability
o 350 Motor Vehicle o 355 Motor Vehicle

o 371 Tru in Lendig
o 380 Other Personal

of Vetera's Benefits
o i 60 Stockholders' Suits

o 861 HI (1395ft
o 862 Black Lung (923)

850 Securties/Commodities/ Exchange
12 USC 3410 890 Other Statutory Actions 891 Agricultual Acts 892 Economic Stabilization Act
893 Environmental Matters

Property Damage
o 385 Propert Damage

Act
o 720 Labor/Mgmt. Relations

o 875 Cutomer Challenge

o i 90 Oter Contract Product Liability o 195 Contrct Product Liability o 360 Other Personal

Product Liability

o 730 Labor/Mgmt.Reporing

o 863 DIWCIDIW (405(g)) o 864 ssm Title XVI
o 865 RSI (405(g)) o 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaiiff

o 196 Frachise
t,:,:,::::.:.....

Iniur
442 Employment 443 Housing! Accommodations 0 444 Welfare 0 445 Amer. wlDisabilities Employment 0 446 Amer. wlDisabilities Other is 440 Other Civil Rights

& Disclosure Act
:::::: 0 740 Railway Labor Act

o o o o o

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o 210 Land Condemntion
o 220 Foreclosure o 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment

0 0

0

441 Voting

0 0 0 0 0 0

510 Motion to Vacate
Sentence

o 790 Other Labor Litigation o 791 Emp!. Ret. Inc.

or Defendat)

894 Energy Allocation Act
895 Freedom of Inoration

Habeas Corpus:
530 General
535 Death Penalty

Securty Act
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o 462 Natulization Application

o 871 IRS- Thd Par
26 USC 7609

o 240 Tort to Land

Act
o 900Appeal of Fee Determation

o 245 Tort Product Liability o 290 All Other Real Propert

540 Mandaus & Other 550 Civil Rights 555 Prison Condition

o 463 Habeas Corus -

Under Equal Access to Justice
o 950 Contitutionality of

Alien Detainee
o 465 Other Immgration

State Statutes

Actions

V. ORIGIN
!X i Original

(Place an "K' in One Box Only)

Appeal to Distrct

Proceeding

o 2 Removed from 0 3 Remanded from 0 4 Reintated or 0 5 Transferr~d rrom 0 6 Multidistrct 0 7
State Court

Appellate Court Reopened anoth.er district Litigation s ec

Judge from Magistrate

Jud ent

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are fiing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION
VII REQUESTED IN

42 U.S.C. 1983
Brief description of cause: Violation of Fourteenth Amendment Right to Substantive Due Process: Parent~' Right to the Care and Custody of Children. Con~ iracy to Violate Plaintif~' Fourteenth .A.iendment Ri t~. Ne Ii ence and False Li t Invasion of

Their Privacy

n CHECK IF TIS is A CLASS ACTION DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:

COMPLAIN:
VIL RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY
DATE

UNER F.R.C.P. 23 Unkown JUY DEMAND: ~ Yes 0 No
JUDGE
ORD

(See intrtions):

DOCKET NiER

October 28, 2010
FOR OFFCE USE ONLY
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Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet
Response to I(c):

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA Witold J. Walczak
Sara J. Rose

313 Atwood Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 [phone]

MEYER, UNKOVIC & SCOTT, LLP Patricia L. Dodge Quinn A. Johnson Antoinette C. Oliver 535 Smithfield Street Suite 1300 Pittsburgh, P A 15222 [phone]

JS 44AREVISED June, 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS CASE DESIGNATION SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED

PART A

This case belongs on the ( 0 Erie 0 Johnstown 0 Pittsburgh) calendar.
1. ERIE CAENDAR - If cause of action arose in the counties of Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean. Venang or Warren, OR plaintiff or defendant resides in one of said

counties.
2. JOHNSTOWN CAENDAR - If cause of action arose in the counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield or Somerset OR any plaintiff or defendant resides in one of said counties.

3. Complete if on ERIE CAENDAR: I certify that the cause of action arose

County and that the resides in

in
County.

4. Complete if on JOHNSTOWN CAENDAR: I certify that the cause of action arose in

County and that the resides in County.

PART B (You are to check ONE of the following)

1. 0 This case is related to Number . Short Caption 2.(£ This case is not related to a pending or terminated case.
DEFINl TIONS OF RELATED CASES: CIVIL: Civil cases are deemed related when a case filed relates to property included in another suitor involves the same issues of fact or it grows out of the same transactions as another suit or involves the validity or infringement of a patent involved in another sui t EMINENT DOMAIN: Cases in contiguous closely located groups and in common ownership groups which will lend themselves to consolidation for trial shall be deemed related. HABEAS CORPUS & CIVIL RIGHTS: All habeas corpus petitions filed by the same individual shall be deemed related. All pro se Civil Rights actions by the same individual shall be deemed related.
PARTe I. CIVIL CATEGORY (Place x in only applicable category). Anti trust and Securities Act Cases Labor-Management Relations

2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0
8.0

1. 0

Habeascorpus
Civil Rights Patent, Copyright, and Trademark

Eminent Domain All other federal question cases All personal and property damage tort cases, including maritime, FELA, Jones Act, Motor vehicle, products liability, assault, defamation, malicious
prosecution, and false arrest

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9.0

Insurance indemnity, contract and other di versi ty cases.
Government Collection Cases (shall include HEW Student Loans (Education),

V A Overpayment, Overpayment of Social Security, Enlistment

Mortgage Foreclosures, S. BA. Loans , Civil Penal ties and Coal Mine
Penal ty and Reclamation Fees.)

Overpayment (Army, Navy, etc.), HUD Loans, GAO Loans (Misc. Types),

I certify that to the best Sheet are true and correct

Date: October 28, 2010

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