PRO-CHOICE NETWORK v. WALKER

Nos. 692, 691, Dockets 92-7854, 92-7954.

994 F.2d 989 (1993)

PRO-CHOICE NETWORK OF WESTERN NEW YORK, Buffalo Gyn Women-services, P.C., Erie Medical Center, Paul J. Davis, M.D., Shalom Press, M.D., Barnett Slepian, M.D., Morris Wortman, M.D., Highland Obstetrical Group, and Alexander Women's Group, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nancy WALKER, Defendant-Appellant, Project Rescue Western New York, Operation Rescue, Project Life of Rochester, Rev. James L. Evans, Rev. Paul Schneck, Rev. Ted Cadwallader, Dwight Saunders, David Anderson, Jeffrey Baran, Brian Bayley, Bonnie Behn, Ronald Breymeier, Gilbert Certo, Scott Chadsey, Kim Day, Constance Debo, Mark Dent, Wayne Dent, Paul Diemert, Joan Giangreco, Delores Glaser, Carmelina Golba, Kevin Golba, Linda Hall, Nancy Hall, Rev. Daniel Hamlin, James Handyside, Pamela Huffnagle, Donna Johanns, Eric Johns, Neal Kochis, Paulette Likoudis, Charles McGuire, Christopher Morrow, Annemarie Nice, Nicholas Pukalo, Carla Rainero, Thomas Riley, Patricia Ostrander, Linda Ross, David Smith, Linda Smith, Mark Sterlace, Joyce Strigel, John Thomann, John Tomasello, Paul Waldmiller, Jr., Leonard Winter, Horace Wolcott, Gerald Crawford, David Long, John Does, Jane Does, the last two being fictitious names, the real names of said defendants being presently unknown to plaintiffs, said fictitious names being intended to designate organizations or persons who are members of defendant organizations, and others acting in concert with any of the defendants who are engaging in, or intend to engage in, the conduct complained of herein, Defendants. PRO-CHOICE NETWORK OF WESTERN NEW YORK, Buffalo Gyn Women-services, P.C., Erie Medical Center, Paul J. Davis, M.D., Shalom Press, M.D., Barnett Slepian, M.D., Morris Wortman, M.D., Highland Obstetrical Group, and Alexander Women's Group, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bonnie BEHN and Carla Rainero, Defendants-Appellants, Project Rescue Western New York, Operation Rescue, Project Life of Rochester, Paul Schenk, James L. Evans, Ted Cadwallader, Dwight Saunders, David Anderson, Jeffrey Baran, Brian Bayley, Ronald Breymeier, Gilbert Certo, Scott Chadsey, Kim Day, Constance Debo, Mark Dent, Wayne Dent, Paul Diemert, Joan Giangreco, Delores Glaser, Carmelina Golba, Kevin Golba, Linda Hall, Nancy Hall, Thomas Hall, Daniel Hamlin, Donna Johanns, James Handyside, Pamela Huffnagle, Eric Johns, Neal Kochis, Paulette Likoudis, Charles McGuire, Christopher Morrow, Annemarie Nice, Nicholas Pukalo, Thomas Riley, Patricia Ostrander, Linda Ross, David Smith, Linda Smith, Mark Sterlace, Joyce Strigel, John Thomann, John Tomasello, Paul Waldmiller, Jr., Nancy Walker, Leonard Winter, Horace Wolcott, Gerald Crawford, David Long, John Does, Jane Does, the last two being fictitious names, the real names of said defendants being presently unknown to plaintiffs, said fictitious names being intended to designate organizations or persons who are members of defendant organizations, and others acting in concert with any of the defendants who are engaging in, or intend to engage in, the conduct complained of herein, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Duane, Virginia Beach, VA, for appellants.

Lucinda M. Finley, Buffalo, NY, for appellees.

Before: MESKILL, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and JACOBS, Circuit Judges.


MESKILL, Chief Judge:

These two appeals involve contempt judgments resulting from violations of the same Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by Judge Arcara on September 27, 1990. We address both appeals together because of their factual similarity and identical legal issues.

Appellant Nancy Walker appeals a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Arcara, J., entered on July 28, 1992 which granted the...

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