{"id":"PA-090","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)","authority":"42 U.S.C. § 1983; U.S. Const. amends. I and XIV","instrument":"Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor\u0027s orders unconstitutional)","title":"County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)","dateIssued":"2020-09-14","effective":"Declaratory judgment Sept. 14, 2020; stayed pending appeal by the Third Circuit Oct. 1, 2020 (PA-120); vacated as moot Aug. 11, 2021 (PA-104)","end":"n/a","startDate":"2020-09-14","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["context"],"clause":"(66-page opinion filed 09/14/20; the govinfo PDF carries a text layer for the ECF headers only; the holdings are described from the Third Circuit\u0027s Aug. 11, 2021 opinion (PA-104), which recites that the district court \u0027declared\u0027 the challenged directives -- \u0027stay-at-home orders, business closure orders\u0027 and congregate-gathering limits -- unconstitutional)","enforcement":"n/a (judicial decision); the Commonwealth\u0027s orders remained enforceable under the Third Circuit\u0027s stay","functions":["context: confirms the existence, terms and enforcement of the closure, stay-at-home and gathering orders"],"notes":"Use for the fact that a federal court adjudicated the orders as binding governmental restrictions on commerce and assembly; the decision never took effect against the orders and was vacated.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-pawd-2_20-cv-00677/pdf/USCOURTS-pawd-2_20-cv-00677-1.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":8214296,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-090","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-090","citation":"United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.), Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor\u0027s orders unconstitutional) (Ex. PA-090)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-104","DUT-PA-020","SEC-18-GM-017","PA-019"]}