Layshock v. Hermitage Sch. For example, if the citation is Envtl. On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Layshock ex rel. 650 F.3d 205 (3d Cir. Snyder v. ex rel. Layshock v. Hermitage School District and J.S. Layshock ex rel. 9 Document 9 Filed 01/31/2006 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSTIN LAYSHOCK, a minor, by and through his parents, DONALD LAYSHOCK and CHERYL LAYSHOCK, individually and on behalf of their son, Plaintiffs, v. Opinion for Layshock Ex Rel. Snyder v. Blue Mountain School District, held that school officials could not constitutionally punish the online, off-campus speech of two students when the speech would not foreseeably cause substantial disruption in school. Copies: 10. Layshock used a photograph of Trosch he found on the school districtâs website and answered a series of survey questions to fill out the profile that mocked the principal. ex rel. Known as Layshock v. Hermitage School District, the district lost the case when the Supreme Court refused to review it. Case Number: 07-4465 Judge: McKee Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on appeal from the Western District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) Plaintiff's Attorney: Richard T. Ting and William J. Sheridan, Reed Smith, L.L.P., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Witwold J. Walczak and Sara J. The district court denied the request for a temporary restraining order, Layshock v. Hermitage Sch. The Third Circuit panel affirmed in February, 2010. 2011) (en banc). On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Layshock ex rel. An earlier court ruled the student's actions were protected by free speech rights. Dist., 412 F. Supp.2d 502, 508 (W.D. Layshock v. Hermitage School District and J.S. Dist., 650 F.3d 205, 216 (3d Cir. 2011) In December 2005, high school senior Justin Layshock created a MySpace page parodying his principal Eric Trosch. Date: 06-13-2011 Case Style: Justin Layshock v. Hermitage School District. Layshock and his parents challenged the suspension, and the district court granted summary judgment to the Layshocks. HARD COPY RECEIVED from Appellees Cheryl Layshock, Donald Layshock and Justin Layshock in 07-4465, Appellants Cheryl Layshock and Donald Layshock in 07-4555 - 2nd Step Brief with Addendum attached. [07-4465, 07-4555] (LAL) May 22, 2008 That is the only conclusion to be drawn from the fact that the Supreme Court, in defining the scope of schoolsâ authority, has consistently focused not on physical boundaries but on the extent to which schools control or sponsor the forum or the speech. Def Fund v. EPA, 465 F.2d 528, then that tells us that the case can be found in volume 465, on page 528 of Federal Reporter, Second Series. 1. Layshock v. Hermitage School Dist., 593 F.3d 249 â Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. 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