975 F. Supp. 974 - Pollock v. Pollock’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2511 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 2520 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1367
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Conway v. Statesman Mortgage Co. · Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour · Griggs-Ryan v. Smith · Esparsen v. United States
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“We find no ... countervailing evidence offered by the plaintiffs that would eviscerate Sandra’s vicarious consent defense here and preclude summary judgment. Sandra’s affidavit clearly supports her claim that she acted to protect the welfare of her children in taping the conversations at issue.... [Pjlaintiffs have offered no evidence tending to suggest that the vicarious consent defense is inappropriate here or that Sandra’s “child welfare” contention is pretextual. The plaintiffs cannot simply point to the tension and bitterness among the parties and expect the court to leap to the conclusion that Sandra’s motives in taping were improper. 21”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[A]s long as the guardian has a good faith basis that is objectively reasonable for believing that it is necessary to consent on behalf of her minor children to the taping of the phone conversations, vicarious consent will be permissible in order for the guardian to fulfill her statutory mandate to act in the best interests of the children. Ud. at 1544.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Not withstanding this distinction [as to the age of the children], Thompson is helpful to our determination here, and we are not inclined to view Courtney’s own ability to actually consent as mutually exclusive with her mother’s ability to vicariously consent on her behalf.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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