D.M. EX REL. J.M. v. COUNTY OF BERKS

Civil Action No. 12-6762

D.M. (Mother) and D.M. (Father), individually and on behalf of J.M. and D.P., Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF BERKS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D.M., Plaintiff, represented by BENJAMIN R. PICKER , MCCAUSLAND KEEN & BUCKMAN, CAROLYN A. KUBITSCHEK , LANSNER & KUBITSCHEK, BENJAMIN R. PICKER , MCCAUSLAND KEEN & BUCKMAN & CAROLYN A. KUBITSCHEK , LANSNER & KUBITSCHEK.

COUNTY OF BERKS, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

BRANDON CLINTON, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

TIMOTHY SIMINSKI, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

KATY HIGH, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

JAMES TRUPP, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

LISA ESHBACH, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

JENNIFER GRIMES, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

WENDY SEIDEL, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

GEORGE KOVARIE, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

BRANDI NEIDER, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

BARBARA A JAKUBEK, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

JENNIFER L. MCCOLLUM, Defendant, represented by MATTHEW J. CONNELL , THE MACMAIN LAW GROUP LLC & TRICIA M. AMBROSE , MACMAIN LAW GROUP.

LISA GENTILE, Movant, represented by OSMER DEMING , DEMING LAW OFFICE.

DANIELLE WENGER, Movant, represented by OSMER DEMING , DEMING LAW OFFICE.


MEMORANDUM RE: PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY

MICHAEL M. BAYLSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This memorandum addresses the novel question of whether a person treated as a confidential informant under Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law ("CSPL"), 23 Pa. C.S. § 6301 et seq., qualifies as a confidential informant for purposes of the federal informer's privilege, and, if so, whether...

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