No. 22-7208

Sherry Rock v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2023-04-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: brady-disclosure common-law common-law-access first-amendment judicial-records police-reports public-access public-access-to-judicial-records sealing-order standing standing-to-challenge-sealing-orders
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-06-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether petitioner lacks standing to bring First Amendment challenge to sealed police reports

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Petitioner (Member Of Public) Lacks Standing To Bring First Amendment Challenge To 1978 Judicial Order Sealing Police Reports Because She Was “Not Involved In _ The Underlying Criminal Action,” Did Not Explain Her . “Relationship” To Criminal Defendant, And Failed To 7 Demonstrate “A Direct Or immediate Interest In The Police . Records”? 2. Whether Police Reports, Sealed After 1978 Judicial Brady Ruling, “Are Not Public Judicial Documents Subject To _ The Right Of First Amendment Or Common Law Access, As They Were Never Docketed, Formally Filed With The Court, Or Made Part Of The Certified Record”? . 2

Docket Entries

2023-06-05
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 4, 2023)

Attorneys

Sherry Rock
Sherry Rock — Petitioner
Sherry Rock — Petitioner