Shell grew up in Minnesota. Her first experience with child protective services occurred in 1974, when at age 17 she was punched in the face by her father.[1] That year, she was put in a foster home and gave birth to a baby she gave up for adoption.[1] She became involved in dependency and neglect cases after Elbert County, Colorado, took away one of her children in 1991 for an alleged spanking by his stepfather that she claimed "left no marks." The child was returned after four days with no further action.[1][2] Since that time she has assisted other families facing court-ordered sanctions. Shell runs a website called Profane Justice and has also published a book by the same title.[3]
In 2002, she told a reporter "I don't think they should ever terminate parental rights without proof that a child has been seriously hurt."[4]
In March 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court cited Shell for contempt of court for ignoring a 2001 order to stop practicing law without a license.[1] In 2006 the citation was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court, and Shell was fined $6,000.[2][5]
In 2005, Shell filed suit on behalf of herself and April Fields in Colorado District Court against several officials connected with Child Protective Services.[6] The case was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and was a subject for her 2006 contempt citation by the state Supreme Court, as she was found to have attempted to represent Fields in the court without a license to practice law.
On December 12, 2005, Shell demanded Internet Archive pay her $100,000 for archiving her website between 1999 and 2004.[7] Internet Archive filed a declaratory judgment Action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on January 20, 2006 seeking a judicial determination that Internet Archive did not violate Shell’s copyright. Shell responded and brought a countersuit against Internet Archive for archiving her site, which she alleges is in violation of her terms of service.[8] On February 13, 2007, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed all counterclaims except breach of contract.[7] The Internet Archive did not move to dismiss copyright infringement claims Shell asserted arising out of its copying activities.[9] On April 25, 2007 Internet Archive and Shell jointly announced the settlement of their lawsuit. The Internet Archive said, "Internet Archive has no interest in including materials in the Wayback Machine of persons who do not wish to have their Web content archived. We recognize that Ms. Shell has a valid and enforceable copyright in her Web site and we regret that the inclusion of her Web site in the Wayback Machine resulted in this litigation. We are happy to have this case behind us." Shell stated, "I respect the historical value of Internet Archive's goal. I never intended to interfere with that goal nor cause it any harm."[10]
On February 13, 2009, Shell filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver against 30 individuals and organizations. As of November 2011, the case is now over, all of the defendants (Except Leonard Henderson) have been dropped from the lawsuit.[11]
^ abLewis T. Babcock (February 13, 2007). Internet Archive v. Shell Civil Action No. 06cv01726LTBCBS.
^Claburn, Thomas (March 16, 2007). Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts. InformationWeek
^Samson, Martin. Internet Archive v. Suzanne Shell. via Phillips Nizer LLP
^Internet Archive and Suzanne Shell Settle Lawsuit, April 25, 2007.
^See generally Shell v. American Family Rights Ass'n, et al., case no. 1:09-cv-00309-MSK-KMT, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (Denver Div.).
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how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Donna Suzanne Shell nee Ostrum born c 1957 is an American activist critical of child protective services Shell grew up in Minnesota Her first experience with child protective services occurred in 1974 when at age 17 she was punched in the face by her father 1 That year she was put in a foster home and gave birth to a baby she gave up for adoption 1 She became involved in dependency and neglect cases after Elbert County Colorado took away one of her children in 1991 for an alleged spanking by his stepfather that she claimed left no marks The child was returned after four days with no further action 1 2 Since that time she has assisted other families facing court ordered sanctions Shell runs a website called Profane Justice and has also published a book by the same title 3 In 2002 she told a reporter I don t think they should ever terminate parental rights without proof that a child has been seriously hurt 4 Contents 1 Legal cases 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLegal cases EditIn March 2004 the Colorado Supreme Court cited Shell for contempt of court for ignoring a 2001 order to stop practicing law without a license 1 In 2006 the citation was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court and Shell was fined 6 000 2 5 In 2005 Shell filed suit on behalf of herself and April Fields in Colorado District Court against several officials connected with Child Protective Services 6 The case was dismissed by the U S District Court for the District of Colorado and was a subject for her 2006 contempt citation by the state Supreme Court as she was found to have attempted to represent Fields in the court without a license to practice law On December 12 2005 Shell demanded Internet Archive pay her 100 000 for archiving her website between 1999 and 2004 7 Internet Archive filed a declaratory judgment Action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on January 20 2006 seeking a judicial determination that Internet Archive did not violate Shell s copyright Shell responded and brought a countersuit against Internet Archive for archiving her site which she alleges is in violation of her terms of service 8 On February 13 2007 a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed all counterclaims except breach of contract 7 The Internet Archive did not move to dismiss copyright infringement claims Shell asserted arising out of its copying activities 9 On April 25 2007 Internet Archive and Shell jointly announced the settlement of their lawsuit The Internet Archive said Internet Archive has no interest in including materials in the Wayback Machine of persons who do not wish to have their Web content archived We recognize that Ms Shell has a valid and enforceable copyright in her Web site and we regret that the inclusion of her Web site in the Wayback Machine resulted in this litigation We are happy to have this case behind us Shell stated I respect the historical value of Internet Archive s goal I never intended to interfere with that goal nor cause it any harm 10 On February 13 2009 Shell filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in U S District Court in Denver against 30 individuals and organizations As of November 2011 the case is now over all of the defendants Except Leonard Henderson have been dropped from the lawsuit 11 See also EditFrivolous litigationReferences Edit a b c d Prendergast Alan February 10 2005 Beyond Contempt Westword a b Pankratz Howard December 19 2006 Parent advocate found in contempt Denver Post Shell Suzanne 2001 Profane Justice A Comprehensive Guide to Asserting Your Parental Rights Sage Wisdom Press 2nd edition ISBN 978 0 9660254 1 5 Suprynowicz Vin November 10 2002 Sitting in jail for spanking Las Vegas Review Journal People of the State of Colorado v Shell 148 P 3d 162 Colo 2006 en banc at 1 04 1133 Shell v Meconi 02 03 2005 a b Lewis T Babcock February 13 2007 Internet Archive v Shell Civil Action No 06cv01726LTBCBS Claburn Thomas March 16 2007 Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts InformationWeek Samson Martin Internet Archive v Suzanne Shell via Phillips Nizer LLP Internet Archive and Suzanne Shell Settle Lawsuit April 25 2007 See generally Shell v American Family Rights Ass n et al case no 1 09 cv 00309 MSK KMT U S District Court for the District of Colorado Denver Div External links EditAmerican Family Advocacy Center Profane Justice Internet Archive v Suzanne Shell Shell v AFRA et al the truth is still told Billy Wiseman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suzanne Shell amp oldid 1124118974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
