WOMEN'S MEDICAL CTR. OF PROVIDENCE, INC. v. CANNON

Civ. A. No. 78-496.

463 F.Supp. 531 (1978)

WOMEN'S MEDICAL CENTER OF PROVIDENCE, INC. v. Joseph E. CANNON, M.D., M.P.H. as Director of the Department of Health of the State of Rhode Island and Mary Ellen McCabe, as Chief Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Department of Health of the State of Rhode Island.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

December 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deming E. Sherman, of Edwards & Angell, Providence, R. I., for plaintiff.

Mary Ellen McCabe, Chief Counsel R. I. Dept. of Health, Providence, R. I., for defendants.


OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This is an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. Jurisdiction is premised upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a) and 1343(3). Plaintiff is a Rhode Island business corporation which, prior to April 27, 1978, operated a medical clinic at 100 Highland Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, for gynecological services, including the termination of pregnancies...

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