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Melissa S. Finkey, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
V. IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Adam W. Byro,
Defendant : NO. 99 -57Gi CIVIL TERM
NOTICE OF HEARING AND ORDER
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the
following pages, you must appear at the hearing scheduled herein. If you fail to do so, the case may proceed
against you and a FINAL Order may be entered against you granting the relief requested in the Petition. In
particular, you may be evicted from your residence and lose other important rights.
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for the ?LA, day of September 1999, at&^m., in Courtroom
at the Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
You MUST obey the Order that is attached until it is modified or terminated by the court after notice and
hearing. If you disobey this Order, the police may arrest you. Violation of this Order may subject you to a
charge of indirect criminal contempt which is punishable by a tine of up to $1,000.00 and/or up to six months
in jail under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6114. Violation may also subject you to prosecution and criminal penalties under the
Pennsylvania Crimes Code. Under federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 2265, this Order is enforceable anywhere in the
United States, tribal lands, U.S. Territories and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If you travel outside of the
state and intentionally violate this Order, you may be subject to federal criminal proceedings under the Violence
Against Women Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261-2262.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
HAVE A LAWYER REPRESENT YOU AT THE HEARING. THE COURT WILL NOT, HOWEVER,
APPOINT A LAWYER FOR YOU. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE,
GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET
LEGAL HELP. IF YOU CANNOT FIND A LAWYER, YOU MAY HAVE TO PROCEED WITHOUT ONE.
Cumberland County Bar Association
2 Liberty Avenue
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
(717) 249-3166
Melissa S. Finkey, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
V. IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Adam W. Byro,
Defendant NO. 99 - $701 CIVIL TERM
Defendant's Name: Adam Wolfgang Byro
Defendant's Date of Birth: 06-04-79
Defendant's Social Security Number: u/k
Names of All Protected Persons, including plaintiff and minor child: Melissa Sue Finkey and Savannah Byro.
AND NOW, this 11(114+ day of September, 1999, upon consideration of the attached Petition for
Protection From Abuse, the court hereby enters the following Temporary Order:
[X] 1. Defendant shall not abuse, harass, stalk or threaten any of the above persons in any place where they
might be found.
02. Defendant is evicted and excluded from the residence at . or any other permanent or
temporary residence where plaintiff may live. Plaintiff is granted exclusive possession of the
residence.
[X] 3. Except for such contract with the minor child as my be permitted under Paragraph 5 of this Order,
defendant is prohibited from having ANY CONTACT with plaintiff at any location, including but not
limited to any contact at plaintiff's home and place of employment.
[X] 4. Except for such contact with the minor child as may be permitted under Paragraph 5 of this Order,
defendant shall not contact plaintiff by telephone or by any other means, including through third
persons.
[X] 5. Pending the outcome of the final hearing in this matter, plaintiff is awarded temporary custody of the
following minor child: Savannah Byro. Until the final hearing, the Defendant shall have no contact
with the Plaintiff and the minor child.
The local law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the child/ren are located shall ensure that
the child are placed in the care and control of the Plaintiff in accordance with the terms of this Order.
[] 6. Defendant shall immediately relinquish the following weapons to the Sheriff's Office or a designated
local law enforcement agency for delivery to the Sheriff's office:
Defendant is prohibited from possessing, transferring or acquiring any other weapons for the duration
of this order.
[] 7. The following additional relief is granted:
[X] 8. A certified copy of this Order shall be provided to the police department where Plaintiff resides and
any other agency specified hereafter: Carlisle P.D..
[] 9. THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES [ ] ANY PRIOR PFA ORDER AND [ ] ANY PRIOR ORDER
RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.
[X] 10. THIS ORDER APPLIES IMMEDIATELY TO DEFENDANT AND SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BY THIS COURT AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING.
NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT
Defendant is hereby notified that violation of this Order may result in arrest for indirect criminal
contempt, which is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.00 and/or up to six months in jail. 23 Ps.C.S §
6114. Consent of the Plaintiff to Defendant return to the residence shall not validate this Order, which can
only be changed or modified through the filing of appropriate court papers for that purpose. 23 Pa.C.S. §
6113. Defendant is further notified that violation of this Order may subject him/her to state charges and
penalties under the Pennsylvania Crimes Code and to federal charges and penalties under the Violence
Against Women Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261-2262.
NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
This Order shall be enforced by the police who have jurisdiction over the plaintiff s residence OR any
location where a violation of this order occurs OR where the defendant may be located. If defendant violates
Paragraphs 1 through 6 of this Order, defendant may be arrested on the charge of Indirect Criminal Contempt.
An arrest for violation of this Order may be made without warrant, based solely on probable cause, whether or
not the violation is committed in the presence of law enforcement.
Subsequent to an arrest, the law enforcement officer shall seize all weapons used or threatened to be used
during the violation of this Order OR during prior incidents of abuse. Weapons must forthwith be delivered to
the Sheriff s office of the county which issued this Order, which office shall maintain possession of the weapons
until further Order of this court, unless the weapons are evidence of a crime, in which case, they shall retrain
with the law enforcement agency whose officer made the arrest.
BY THE COURT:
Dated: September_& 1999 J? R
Judge
Melissa S. Finkey, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION-LAW
V. IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
Adam W. Byro,
Defendant : NO. 99 -5701 CIVIL TERM
PETITION FOR PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
1. Plaintiffs name is: Melissa Sue Finkey
2. I am filing this Petition on behalf of myself and my minor child, Savannah Byro.
Name(s) of ALL person(s), including Plaintiff and minor children, who seek protection from abuse:
Melissa S. Finkey
Savannah Byro
4. Plaintiff's address is confidential
5. Defendant is believed to live at the following address: 129 West Pomfret Street, Carlisle, Pa. 17013
Defendant's Social Security Number is: unkown
Defendant's date of birth is: 6/4/79
Defendant's place of employment is: Carlisle Tire and Wheel (Plant 5) 621 N. College Street, Carlisle
Pa. 17013
6. The parties are current or former sexual/intimate partners who are the parents of Savannah Byro.
7. Plaintiff is not aware of any pending actions involving the parties, although Jacqueline M. Verney
Esquire, has advised Plaintiff that she intends to file an emergency custody petition on behalf of the
Defendant. Plaintiffs counsel has no knowledge of any such filing as of this time.
8. Defendant was arrested for the incident alleged in paragraph 12 for endangering welfare of children.
9. Plaintiff and Defendant are the parents of Savannah Byro, born on 8/27/99, whose address is confidential.
10. Plaintiffs counsel has been advised that Defendant intends to file an emergency petition for custody, but
is not aware of any such filing as of this date.
Savannah Byro has lived with her mother, Melissa Sue Finkey, her half sisters, Cheyenne Finkey age 2
and Seneca Finkey age 1, since her birth on 8/27/99. Her address is confidential.
12. The facts of the most recent incident of abuse are as follows:
On September 7'", 1999 at approximately 7:30 p.m. Plaintiff was waiting, at 2 Hanover St. Carlisle
Pa. 17013, for Defendant to return their child to the Plaintiff. Plaintiff had agreed to allow Defendant
to see their child for an hour. Defendant arrived and became angered that Mrs. Finkey was talking to an
ex-boyfriend. When Plaintiff asked Defendant for the child. Defendant responded by picking up the child
in her stroller and running away. Defendant then fell down, landing on the baby, and covering the baby's
face with his hands. Several people had to pry Defendant off of the child, and when they had done so the
baby was not breathing and its face had turned blue. Tina Marchisano successfully resuscitated the child,
and the baby was taken to the Carlisle Hospital Emergency Room. The police arrived on the scene and
arrested Mr. Byro for one count of endangering welfare of children, as shown in the attached police
probable cause affidavit, incorporated here by reference.
13. Defendant has committed the following acts of abuse against Plaintiff:
On or about June 6, 1999 Defendant threw Plaintiff, when she was 7-8 months pregnant with twins, into
a wall. Defendant then slammed her into a door knob which caused Plaintiff substantial pain. Plaintiff
avers and believes that as a result of this incident she lost one of the unborn fetuses.
14. Identify the police department or law enforcement agency in the area in which Plaintiff lives that should
be provided with a copy of the protection order: Carlisle P.D.
15. There is an immediate and present danger of further abuse from the Defendant.
16. Defendant owes an obligation to support his minor child Savannah Byro.
17. Plaintiff s counsel has contacted Jacqueline Verney, Defendant's counsel, seeking concurrence in the relief
requested in this action. Concurrence was denied.
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH ABOVE, I REQUEST THAT THE COURT ENTER A TEMPORARY
ORDER, and AFTER HEARING, A FINAL ORDER THAT WOULD DO THE FOLLOWING (CHECK ALL
FORMS OF RELIEF REQUESTED):
[X] A. Restrain Defendant from abusing, threatening, harassing, or stalking Plaintiff and/of minor child/ren
in any place where Plaintiff may be found.
[X] B. Award Plaintiff temporary custody of the minor child and place the following restrictions on contact
between Defendant and child: NO CONTACT
[Xj C. Prohibit Defendant from having any contact with Plaintiff and minor child, either in person, by
telephone, or in writing, personally or through third persons, including but not limited to any contact
at Plaintiff's school, business, or place of employment, except as the court may find necessary with
respect to partial custody and or visitation with the minor child.
[X] D. Prohibit Defendant from having any contact with Plaintiff's relatives and Plaintiffs children listed in
this Petition, except as the court may find necessary with respect to partial custody and/or visitation
with the minor child.
[X] E. Order Defendant to pay temporary support the minor child, including medical support.
[X] F. Direct Defendant to pay Plaintiff for the reasonable financial losses suffered as the result of the abuse,
to be determined at the hearing.
[X] G. Order Defendant to pay the costs of this action, including filing and service fees.
[X] H. Order Defendant to pay Plaintiff's reasonable attorney's fees.
[X] I. Grant such relief as the court deems appropriate.
[X] J. Order the police or other law enforcement agency to serve the Defendant with a copy of this Petition, any
Order issued, and the Order for Hearing. The Plaintiff will inform the designated authority of any
addresses, other than Defendant's residence, where Defendant can be served.
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W' am J. Patch IV
Cindy A. Sheridan
rtified Legal Intern'
T OMAS M. "ACE
ROBERT E. RAINS
DONALD MARRITZ
Staff Attorney
FAMILY LAW CLINIC
45 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717/243-2968
VERIFICATION
Understanding that the making of any false statement would subject me to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S $
4904, I verify that I am the Plaintiff in the present action, and that the facts and statements contained in the above
Petition are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
M lissa S. Finkey
Dated: September 16, 1999
jdTRO THE HARRISBURG AREA POLICE INFORMATION RESOURCE SYSTEM (ICRIPINC)
PAGE: 5 09/08/99 MJKS
INC#: CAR 19990900346 DT,TM: 1999 09
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REPORT NO :
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02 CC CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
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STATUS: P
LOC, GRID:
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SLE PA 0200
REPORT OFF: 27 MATTHEW J KENNEDY 09/07/99 2351 PLAT: SECT: P
VEH INFO: INS, OUT: O LIGHT: WEATHER: TEMP: F
ASSIGN OFF: 00/00/00 DUE:
APPROV OFF: 00/00/00
CV HANDBK: PCCD V/W FORM: DOM RELAT FORM: EXT SIGNED DOC:
BBC SURVEY: DEFERR PROSECUT: STMT / CONFESS:
ARREST(S): FURTHER ARRESTS: CRIM SUMMONS: N WARRANT: Y
REC FOLLOW UP: REC ASSIGN TO:
ON 9/7/99 AT 1938 HRS, I RESPONDED TO A REPORTED FIGHT AT
THE SQUARE. WHEN I ARRIVED TINA MARCHESANO TOLD ME THAT
ADAM BYRO TRIED TO TAKE MELISSA FINKEY'S BABY.
MARCHESANO SAID THAT BYRO AND FINKEY WERE HAVING AN ARGUEMENT
AND BYRO ATTEMPTEDT TO LEAVE WITH THE BABY, SAVANNAH BYRO
AGE 12 DAYS, IN THE STROLLER. FINKEY YELLED TO GIVE THE
BABY BACK AND A BYRO STARTED TO RUN WITH THE BABY IN THE
STROLLER. JOHN PINKY, MARCHESANO, STEVE KUNKLE AND OTHERS
MOVED TO STOP BYRO. BYRO PICKED UP THE BABY AND STARTED TO
RUN.
SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT BYRO WAS SQUEZZING THE CHILD
TIGHT. MARCHESANO, J. FINKEY AND KUNKLE STATED THAT THEY
THOUGHT BYRO WAS GOING TO HURT THE BABY. KUNKLE, J FINKEY
AND MICHAEL HINKEY GRABBED BYRO AND MARCHESANO PRYED THE
BABY OUT OF BYRO HANDS.
M FINKEY IS THE MOTHER, OF THE BABY AND A BYRO MIGHT BE THE
FATHER. THE MOTHER AND BABY DO NOT LIVE WITH A BYRO.
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717 240 6565
AKA:
ADAM BYRO
COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA
DEFENDANT: VS.
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ADAM WOLFGANG BYRO
129 W POh1FRET ST
CARLISLE . PA 17013 0000 00
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R.S.A.: WM 20 D.O.B.: 06 04 1979 S.S.#: 098 68 3323
ORI NO.: PA0210200
District Attorney's Office - Approved -Disapproved because:
(the DbMot Attorney may require that the oompteint. arroat wanant affidaK or bath be approved by ft attorney for the commonwealth prior to filing.
Pa.R.Cr.P. 107.) When the alNant is not a polies offieer as defined in Rule 61(C) and the offeme(s) otarged Include(s) a rnlsdemeanor or felony wNch
doea not involve a dear and present danger to any person or the community, the =npiaiM stag be submMed to tie attorney for ft f:ommonwae106 who
allied approve or disapprove wWW unnesaaWe d"y).
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of CARLISLE PD
residing at 53 WEST SOUTH ST CARLISLE PA 17013
do hereby state: (ohecksppnpriaearea)
1. R I accuse the above named defendant, who lives at the address set forth above or,
i accuse an individual whose name is unknown to me but who is described as
_ I accuse the defendant whose name and popular designation or nickname is unknown to me and whom I
have therefore designated as John Doe
with t iootig j" JJ %Egmmonwealth of Pennsylvania at CARLISLE
in (county) CMVIBERLAM onorabout09t 0R71999 `1938 HRS
Participants were: m then were participants plus their nemsa here. repeating name of above dehrtoant)
2. The acts committed by the accused were:
(set tonn a summary of me feaa sdMdatt to advise the aefaaent of ft naNrs of the oHenw Barged. Nebtit.r ft evidence nor the sahde
allegedly violated need be dad, nor shall a diallm of Ills sfaNn allegedly violated, by be, be suf ident. In a summary sae. sat forth a
citation of the spedac sedbn and subbeection of me white or otntna oe allegedly violated).
•+ ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILDREN CPS 1
BEING A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON SUPERVISING THE
WELFARE OF A CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, DID KNOWINGLY ENDANGER
THE WELFARE OF SAID CHILD BY VIOLATING A DUTY OF CARE,
PROTECTION OR SUPPORT.
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ADAM W. BYRO, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff/ Petitioner : CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
V. CIVIL ACTION-LAW
MELISSA FINKEY, NO. 99-5700 CIVIL
Defendaat/Respondent
: IN CUSTODY 9 %- S7o/ e T
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this 2 y' day of??, k, 6 1999 upon
consideration of Petitioner's Emergency Petition, and after a conference in chambers with
Jacqueline M. Verney, Esquire for the Petitioner and Donald Marritz, Esquire, William J.
Patch, IV and Cindy A. Sheridan from the Family Law Clinic for Respondent it is hereby
ordered and decreed as follows:
1. That the parties shall share legal custody of the minor child, Savannah Violet Byro,
DOB August 27, 1999.
2. Mother shall have primary physical custody of the minor child, with Father having
partial physical custody on the following schedule and with the following conditions:
a. Petitioner shall have physical custody of the child from Thursday, September 23,
1999 at 8:00 a.m. until Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 10:00 a.m.
b. Pending the resolution of the PFA filed against the Petitioner at 99-5701 Civil,
petitioner's periods of custody shall be supervised by, either his Father, Thomas
Byro or his Father's girlfriend, Robin Stan.
c. Pending the resolution of the PFA filed against the Petitioner at 99-5701 Civil,
Respondent shall drop off and pick up the child at Petitioner's residence at 129
W. Pomfret Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, unless otherwise agreed by the parties
or the listed supervisors.
d. In order for Petitioner to care for the baby, Respondent shall provide adequate
formula, clothing, and the car seat for the baby.
3. Petitioner shall not have contact with Respondent except for matters concerning care
and custody of the child.
4. Paragraph 3, 4, and 5 of the Temporary PFA Order are hereby suspended to the extent
that they conflict with the terms of this Order. This order shall also be filed in the
PFA case docketed at 99-5701 Civil.
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ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this Z f day of S
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a Motion To Continue
Friday, Soptember 24, 1999 at 9:00 ? ?8 ??Od for
T am. is hemby oontiayod Beoerally. The prior
eMPOrnry Order shall tee in force and effect.
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MELISSA S. FINKEY, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
V. CIVIL ACTION -LAW
ADAM W. BYRO, NO. 99-5701 CIVIL
Defendant
IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
MOTION TO CONTINUE HEARING
AND NOW, comes the Defendant, Adam W. Byro, by and through his attorney,
Jacqueline M. Verney, Esquire and files this Motion to Continue Hearing and in support
thereof represents the following:
1. A hearing is scheduled in the above captioned matter for Friday, September
24, 1999 before the Honorable J. Wesley Oler at 9:00 a.m.
2. Counsel for defendant is unavailable to attend the hearing due to the following
conflicts:
a. Dependency hearings set for 8:15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. in front of the
Honorable Edward E. Guido.
b. Arbitration set for 9:00 a.m. in which defendant's counsel is the court
appointed chairperson of the Arbitration Panel.
3. Defendant is willing to continue the PFA hearing generally and agrees that the
Temporary PFA Order shall remain in full force and effect.
4. Counsel for Plaintiff; Donald Marritz and the Penn State Dickinson School of
Law Family Law Clinic is in agreement with the Motion to Continue Hearing.
WHEREFORE, Defendant prays this Honorable Court grant his Motion to
Continue Hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
J u ine M. Verney, Esquire
44 South Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-9190
Supreme Ct. ID 23167
Attorney for Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion To continue
Hearing was served on the following person by first Class mail, postage prepaid on the
date indicated:
Donald Marritz, Esquire
Family Law Clinic
45 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Date:
cqu ine M. Verney, Esquire
44 South Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-9190
Attorney for Defendant
SHERIFF'S RETURN - REGULAR
CASE NO: 1999-05701 P
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
FINKEY MELISSA S
vs.
BYRO ADAM W
STEVE WHISTLER , Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff of
CUMBERLAND County, Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according
to law, says, the within NOTICE OF HEARING AND was served
upon BYRO ADAM W the
defendant, at 16:52 HOURS, on the 16th day of September
1999 at CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL PLANT # 5, RITNER HIGHWAY
CARLISLE, PA 17013 ,CUMBERLAND
County, Pennsylvania, by handing to ADAM W. BYRO
a true and attested copy of the NOTICE OF HEARING AND
together with ORDER, TEMPORARY PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDER
NOTICE & PETITION
and at the same time directing His attention to the contents thereof.
Sheriff's Costs: So answers: .
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MELISSA S. FINKEY, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
ADAM W. BYRO,
Defendant NO,99-5701 CIVILTERM
ORDER
AND NOW, this /?'day of Nvc"- 1999, this case is discontinued without
prejudice and the Temporary Order of September 16, 1999, is vacated.
Copies of this Order shall be distributed to the same persons as received the Temporary
Order of September 16, 1999.
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MELISSA S. FINKEY, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
ADAM W.BYRO,
Defendant NO.99-5701 CIVILTERM
The Plaintiff, Melissa S. Finkey, by her attorneys, The Family Law Clinic, moves the
Court to vacate the Temporary Protection from Abuse Order entered on behalf of herself on
September 16, 1999, and to discontinue the action, without prejudice. The Plaintiff states:
1. On September 16, 1999, Plaintiff filed the above-captioned PFA case and the Court
entered a Temporary Order.
2. A final hearing was set for September 24, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Honorable
J. Wesley Oler, but was continued generally in an Order dated September 23, 1999 on motion of
Jacqueline M. Vervey, Esquire, with concurrence of the undersigned.
3. Plaintiff and Defendant have been communicating in a civil manner and Plaintiff no
longer feels that her safety is at risk.
4. Jacqueline Verney, Esquire, counsel for Defendant, concurs with the relief requested
in this Motion.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court vacate the Temporary Order
of September 16, 1999, and discontinue the Protection From Abuse Action, No. 99-5701,
without prejudice.
Respectfully Submitted,
Date: I ( -15 - q q
THE FAMILY LAW CLINIC
45 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 243-2968
VERIFICATION
Understanding that the making of any false statement would subject me to the penalties
of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904, 1 verify that I am the Plaintiff in the present action, and that the facts and
statements contained in the above Motion are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge,
information and belief.
Melissa S. Finkey, Plaintiff '
Dated: November A , 1999
THOMAS E. PLACE
Supervising Attorneys
DONALD MARRITZ
Staff Attorney
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MELISSA S. FINKEY, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
Plaintiff CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
V. CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN PROTECTION FROM ABUSE
ADAM W. BYRO,
Defendant NO. 99-5701 CIVIL TERM
I, hereby certify that 1 have served a true and correct copy of Plaintiffs Motion to
Discontinue on Jacqueline Verney, Esquire, 44 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania 17013 by this date through hand delivering the same.
Date: 11- 15- C19
Cindy A heridan
Certified egalIntent
FAMILY LAW CLINIC
45 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
(717)243-2968
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