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Case Name
Persico v. Sebelius
FA-PA-0004
Docket / Court
1:12-cv-00123-SPB ( W.D. Pa. )
State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)
Speech and Religious Freedom
Special Collection
Contraception Insurance Mandate
Case Summary
On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Erie and affiliated Catholic organizations filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Pennsylvania against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb), the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 706(2)), and ...
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On May 21, 2012, the Catholic Diocese of Erie and affiliated Catholic organizations filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Pennsylvania against the Federal Government under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb), the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 706(2)), and the First Amendment. Plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought to enjoin enforcement of provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extending universal contraception coverage in employer-sponsored private health insurance coverage. Plaintiffs contended that this mandatory contraception coverage violated their sincerely held religious beliefs.
On January 22, 2013, Judge Sean McLaughlin granted the U.S motion to dismiss all of plaintiffs' claims as unripe.
Wyatt Fore - 03/29/2013
Mike Fagan
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Constitutional Clause
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Freedom of speech/association
Defendant-type
Hospital/Health Department
Discrimination-basis
Religion discrimination
General
Contraception
Religious programs / policies
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Treasury
Plaintiff Description
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania and Catholic nonprofits within the diocese
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Filed
05/21/2012
Case Closing Year
2013
Case Ongoing
No
Related Cases
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Case Listing
FA-PA-0014
: Persico v. Sebelius (W.D. Pa.)
FA-PA-0012
: Brandt, Bishop of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg v. Sebelius (W.D. Pa.)
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Docket(s)
W.D. Pa.
01/22/2013
1:12-cv-00123-SPB
FA-PA-0004-9000.pdf
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General Documents
W.D. Pa.
05/21/2012
Complaint [ECF# 1]
FA-PA-0004-0001.pdf
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W.D. Pa.
01/22/2013
Opinion and Order [dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction] [ECF# 57]
(919 F.Supp.2d 622)
FA-PA-0004-0002.pdf
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People
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Judges
Baxter, Susan Paradise
(W.D. Pa.) [Magistrate]
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McLaughlin, Sean J.
(W.D. Pa.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
DeJulius, Leon F. Jr.
(Pennsylvania)
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Ellsworth, Laura E.
(Pennsylvania)
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Goetz, John D.
(Pennsylvania)
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Karoll, Ira M
(Pennsylvania)
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Kilmartin, Alison J.
(Pennsylvania)
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Pohl, Paul M.
(Pennsylvania)
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Stahler, Mary Pat
(Pennsylvania)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Humphreys, Bradley Philip
(District of Columbia)
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Other Lawyers
Fardo, Noah Paul
(Pennsylvania)
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Rapp, Francis C. Jr.
(Pennsylvania)
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White, Edward L. III
(Michigan)
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