AP picked up the lawsuit story...it was filed today...

**shefearsnothing** · November 24th, 2008, 07:39 PM

http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11063852

Pistol-packing Pa. soccer mom sues sheriff
By MARTHA RAFFAELE Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/24/2008 06:00:49 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa.—A Pennsylvania woman Monday sued a county sheriff who revoked her concealed-weapons permit after she upset fellow parents by wearing her holstered pistol to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game.
Meleanie Hain alleges in a suit filed in a Harrisburg federal court that Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo violated her Second Amendment rights and prosecuted her maliciously when he took away her permit in September.

Hain, 30, successfully appealed the revocation last month, although the judge who restored her permit questioned her judgment and said she "scared the devil" out of others who attended the Sept. 11 soccer game.

Hain said Monday her home-based baby-sitting service has suffered, her children have been harassed, and she has been ostracized by her neighbors because of DeLeo's actions. In one instance, she said, a neighbor who saw Hain in a local store had the manager ask her to leave because she was carrying her handgun.

"I fought for my right, and now I'm still being punished," she said.

DeLeo's office referred questions to the county's attorney, George Christianson, who did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

DeLeo said at Hain's Oct. 14 appeal hearing he pulled her license after fielding the parents' complaints. He said he based his decision on a section of state law that prohibits concealed-weapons permits from being given to people whose character and reputation make them a danger to public safety.
Hain has said she previously carried her handgun openly to soccer games and practices and other public places without any problem. Her attorney, Matthew Weisberg, said DeLeo had no legal right to take away her permit.

"The sheriff just rides into town and without any hearing, explanation or anything, takes away her license and forces her into court," Weisberg said.

In addition to statutory, compensatory and punitive damages, Weisberg said he is seeking a court order for DeLeo to undergo law enforcement education.

"He needs to be educated that the complaints of a few do not compel him to suppress individual rights," Weisberg said.

Hain was joined in the lawsuit by her husband, Scott, who contends that he has lost his wife's "companionship, consortium, society and services" as a result of the harm she has suffered.

**fingers80002** · November 24th, 2008, 07:43 PM

AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get the word out these rouge LEO's.

**Koli01** · November 24th, 2008, 07:47 PM

I was working in Stewartstown last week and heard about it on the radio.

**fingers80002** · November 24th, 2008, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by shefearsnothing

http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11063852

Pistol-packing Pa. soccer mom sues sheriff
By MARTHA RAFFAELE Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/24/2008 06:00:49 PM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa.—A Pennsylvania woman Monday sued a county sheriff who revoked her concealed-weapons permit after she upset fellow parents by wearing her holstered pistol to her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game.
Meleanie Hain alleges in a suit filed in a Harrisburg federal court that Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo violated her Second Amendment rights and prosecuted her maliciously when he took away her permit in September.

Hain, 30, successfully appealed the revocation last month, although the judge who restored her permit questioned her judgment and said she "scared the devil" out of others who attended the Sept. 11 soccer game.

Hain said Monday her home-based baby-sitting service has suffered, her children have been harassed, and she has been ostracized by her neighbors because of DeLeo's actions. In one instance, she said, a neighbor who saw Hain in a local store had the manager ask her to leave because she was carrying her handgun.

"I fought for my right, and now I'm still being punished," she said.

DeLeo's office referred questions to the county's attorney, George Christianson, who did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

DeLeo said at Hain's Oct. 14 appeal hearing he pulled her license after fielding the parents' complaints. He said he based his decision on a section of state law that prohibits concealed-weapons permits from being given to people whose character and reputation make them a danger to public safety.
Hain has said she previously carried her handgun openly to soccer games and practices and other public places without any problem. Her attorney, Matthew Weisberg, said DeLeo had no legal right to take away her permit.

"The sheriff just rides into town and without any hearing, explanation or anything, takes away her license and forces her into court," Weisberg said.

In addition to statutory, compensatory and punitive damages, Weisberg said he is seeking a court order for DeLeo to undergo law enforcement education.

"He needs to be educated that the complaints of a few do not compel him to suppress individual rights," Weisberg said.

Hain was joined in the lawsuit by her husband, Scott, who contends that he has lost his wife's "companionship, consortium, society and services" as a result of the harm she has suffered.

WTF? No comment section in the link?..............

**shefearsnothing** · November 24th, 2008, 07:57 PM

Well it's going all over the place....so I'm sure you'll find a site soon enough. Hey, it's on LDN already I think. I bet there are comments on there.

I have a copy of the lawsuit but I am waiting for it to be PDF'ed properly so I can post it.

**shefearsnothing** · November 24th, 2008, 08:00 PM

PennLive has comments. ROFL!

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind..._filed_by.html

Gun-carrying Lebanon mom files civil-rights lawsuit
by BARBARA MILLER, Of The Patriot-News
Monday November 24, 2008, 4:27 PM

LEBANON -- The Lebanon woman who stirred controversy by openly carrying a handgun to her child's soccer game filed a lawsuit in federal court today claiming that her rights were violated and seeking more than $1 million in damages.

Meleanie Hain's concealed weapons permit was revoked Sept. 20 by Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo, who maintained she showed poor judgment wearing her gun to her daughter's soccer game Sept. 11. The permit was reinstated Oct. 14 by Lebanon County Judge Robert Eby.

Judge Eby asked her to conceal the gun when she goes to soccer games. but Hain said she planned to continue to display the gun, asserting her right under the Second Amendment.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. Middle District Court on behalf of Hain and her husband, Scott Hain, names DeLeo, his office and Lebanon County. It claims the sheriff's action violated her First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights.

"My client has been harmed more than that court is empowered to adjudicate," said Hain's attorney, Matthew Weisberg, referring to the reinstatement of her permit in county court.

The suit seeks reimbursement of attorneys' fees and costs and lost wages, since Hain's baby-sitting business has suffered, Weisberg said. She also seeks compensation for emotional distress, punitive and statutory damages, and mandatory education for the sheriff's department on Second Amendment issues.

Hain had been carrying the weapon openly for a year, Weisberg said, but no one complained until the sheriff revoked her permit. He added that a sheriff's deputy was one of her clients.

The primary reason Hain carries a gun is for safety, Weisberg said. "She believes she is made safer by openly carrying," he said.

**bpvet** · November 24th, 2008, 08:04 PM

You "IT" the lawsuit was on abc 27 news tonight also. Looked like Alicia was absolutely apalled reporting the "fact". You know, fair and partial investigative indepth reporting for the good of the community.

**fingers80002** · November 24th, 2008, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by shefearsnothing

PennLive has comments. ROFL!

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind..._filed_by.html

Gun-carrying Lebanon mom files civil-rights lawsuit
by BARBARA MILLER, Of The Patriot-News
Monday November 24, 2008, 4:27 PM

LEBANON -- The Lebanon woman who stirred controversy by openly carrying a handgun to her child's soccer game filed a lawsuit in federal court today claiming that her rights were violated and seeking more than $1 million in damages.

Meleanie Hain's concealed weapons permit was revoked Sept. 20 by Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo, who maintained she showed poor judgment wearing her gun to her daughter's soccer game Sept. 11. The permit was reinstated Oct. 14 by Lebanon County Judge Robert Eby.

Judge Eby asked her to conceal the gun when she goes to soccer games. but Hain said she planned to continue to display the gun, asserting her right under the Second Amendment.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. Middle District Court on behalf of Hain and her husband, Scott Hain, names DeLeo, his office and Lebanon County. It claims the sheriff's action violated her First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights.

"My client has been harmed more than that court is empowered to adjudicate," said Hain's attorney, Matthew Weisberg, referring to the reinstatement of her permit in county court.

The suit seeks reimbursement of attorneys' fees and costs and lost wages, since Hain's baby-sitting business has suffered, Weisberg said. She also seeks compensation for emotional distress, punitive and statutory damages, and mandatory education for the sheriff's department on Second Amendment issues.

Hain had been carrying the weapon openly for a year, Weisberg said, but no one complained until the sheriff revoked her permit. He added that a sheriff's deputy was one of her clients.

The primary reason Hain carries a gun is for safety, Weisberg said. "She believes she is made safer by openly carrying," he said.

That one drew the lemmings out!