No. 25-6071

Anna Joy Eltgroth v. Edward Aaron Pierson

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2025-11-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights disability-rights due-process legal-accommodation protection-from-abuse self-representation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Does the only modernly developed 1994 PA Protection from Abuse Act constitute a
serious enough civil matter to warrant a consideration of specific extensions of 6th and
14th amendment rights?

2) Do victims of false accusations of abuse, and in particular, false protection from Abuse
Orders, have the right to an adequate defense in the form of a lawyer if one cannot be
afforded (or if such funds cannot be timely acquired by a defendant financially
dependent upon the plaintiff, without breaking the terms of the temporary immediate
PFA, and so risking false imprisonment)

3) Do individuals with disabilities, and in particular those with high functioning autism,
have the right to appropriate accommodations (listed below), if they are forced to
represent themselves in the court of law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a 1994 Protection from Abuse Act warrant consideration of 6th and 14th amendment rights for victims of false abuse accusations, particularly those with disabilities?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-10
Motion (25M32) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2025-10-22
Motion (25M32) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2025)
2025-09-18
Motion (25M32) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.

Attorneys

Anna J. Eltgroth
Anna Joy Eltgroth — Petitioner