Class Action / Civil Rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Anne Pasqua, et al v. Hon. Gerald J.
Council, et al
Docket No. 56,944 (Supreme Court of New Jersey) (Pending)
A-6875-02T3 (Superior Court, Appellate Division) (Ignores merits -
misinterprets rule of precedent)
MER-L-406-03
(Superior Court, Law Division, 2003) (Addresses merits -
grants relief)
316 f.3d 412 (3d Cir. 2003) (United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2003) (Ignores merits -
abstains)
Case No. 00CV-2418 (District Court, 2000) (Ignores
merits - abstains)
Selected press coverage
Law Journal Editorial criticizing appellate decision & in favor of granting certification (tif file) (.html)
This story was written several days before
the Supreme Court of New Jersey stayed the 9/10/04 appellate decision: No lawyers for poor deadbeat parents
(Star Ledger, Sep 11 2004)
Indigent Parents To Be Freed (AP)
(The New York Times, Sept 29 2003)
Indigent deadbeat parents to be
freed (Star Ledger, Sep 27 2003)
No
Jail for for some parents after child support ruling (Trenton Times, Sept
27 2003)
Child-Support Contemnors Have Right to Counsel
(Law Journal cover story Apr 2003
Judge Rules Lawyers Needed
in Back Support Cases (Trenton Times Apr 2003)
Child
Proof Justice (Law Journal Apr 7 2003)
Inadmissible
(Law Journal Mar 31 2003)
Lawyer continues child-support suit (Trenton Times
Feb 19 2003)
(With commentary as to comments by Professor Sally Goldfarb of N.O.W.)
State
Court Is the Right Forum (Law Journal story Jan 27 2003)
When the Real World Intrudes Upon Academics and
Advocates (Fam Law Quarterly)