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{{Short description|American activist}}
⚫ '''Donna Suzanne Shell''' (born circa ]) is an ] ] critical of ].
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⚫ '''Donna Suzanne Shell''' (née '''Ostrum'''; born c. 1957) is an American ] critical of ].
⚫ Shell grew up in ]. Her first experience with child protective services occurred in 1974, when at age 17 she was struck by her father. That year, she was put in a ] and gave birth to a baby she gave up for ]. <ref name="Prendergast">Prendergast, Alan (February 10, 2005). '']''</ref> She further became involved in dependency and neglect cases after ] took away one of her children in 1991 "for a spanking that left no marks." The child was returned after four days with no further action against her. <ref name="Pankratz">Pankratz, Howard (December 19, 2006). '']''</ref> 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.
<ref name="shellbook">Shell, Suzanne (2001). ''Profane Justice: A Comprehensive Guide to Asserting Your Parental Rights.'' Sage Wisdom Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0966025415</ref>


⚫ Shell grew up in ]. Her first experience with child protective services occurred in 1974, when at age 17 she was punched in the face by her father.<ref name="Prendergast">Prendergast, Alan (February 10, 2005). '']''</ref> That year, she was put in a ] and gave birth to a baby she gave up for ].<ref name="Prendergast"/> She became involved in dependency and neglect cases after ], 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.<ref name="Prendergast" /><ref name="Pankratz">Pankratz, Howard (December 19, 2006). '']''</ref> 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.<ref name="shellbook">Shell, Suzanne (2001). ''Profane Justice: A Comprehensive Guide to Asserting Your Parental Rights.'' Sage Wisdom Press, 2nd edition, {{ISBN|978-0-9660254-1-5}}</ref>
Shell stated in an interview with '']'', a ] publication, "In today’s society, many parental practices are being falsely interpreted as abuse — including ], discipline, ], ] reading, and even ]. This results in the prosecution of many innocent parents." <ref name="stout">Stout, Mark, and Gail M. Armstrong . '']'', Vol. 32, Issue 1</ref> 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."<ref name="Suprynowicz">Suprynowicz, Vin (November 10, 2002). '']''</ref>


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."<ref name="Suprynowicz">Suprynowicz, Vin (November 10, 2002). '']''</ref>
⚫ ==Notable legal cases==


⚫ ==Legal cases==
In 2001 the ] charged Shell with "unauthorized practice of law." <ref name="shellcosupreme">'''' — Case 01 SA 136</ref> In March 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court cited Shell for ] for ignoring the 2001 order<ref name="Prendergast"/>, and in 2006 she was again found in contempt. <ref name="Pankratz"/>
In March 2004, the Colorado Supreme Court cited Shell for ] for ignoring a 2001 order to stop practicing law without a license.<ref name="Prendergast"/> In 2006 the citation was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court, and Shell was fined $6,000.<ref name="Pankratz"/><ref>''People of the State of Colorado v. Shell'', 148 P.3d 162 (Colo. 2006) (''en banc''), at .</ref>


In 2005, Shell filed suit on behalf of herself and April Fields in Colorado District Court against several officials connected with Child Protective Services.<ref></ref> 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 ] pay her $100,000 for archiving her website between 1999 and 2004. <ref name="archivevshell">Lewis T. Babcock (February 13, 2007). '''' Civil Action No. 06cv01726LTBCBS.</ref> Internet Archive filed a ] Action in the ] on January 20, 2006 seeking a judicial determination that Internet Archive did not violate Shell’s ]. Shell responded and brought a ] against ] for archiving her site, which she alleges is in violation of her ]. <ref name="infoweek">Claburn, Thomas (March 16, 2007). '']''</ref> On February 13, 2007, a judge for the ] dismissed all counterclaims except ]. <ref name="archivevshell"/> The Internet Archive did not move to dismiss ] claims Shell asserted arising out of its copying activities, which will also go forward. <ref name="samson">Samson, Martin. via Phillips Nizer LLP</ref> 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."<ref>, April 25, 2007.</ref>


⚫ On December 12, 2005, Shell demanded ] pay her $100,000 for archiving her website between 1999 and 2004.<ref name="archivevshell">Lewis T. Babcock (February 13, 2007). '''' Civil Action No. 06cv01726LTBCBS.</ref> Internet Archive filed a ] Action in the ] on January 20, 2006 seeking a judicial determination that Internet Archive did not violate Shell’s ]. Shell responded and brought a ] against ] for archiving her site, which she alleges is in violation of her ].<ref name="infoweek">Claburn, Thomas (March 16, 2007). '']''</ref> On February 13, 2007, a judge for the ] dismissed all counterclaims except ].<ref name="archivevshell"/> The Internet Archive did not move to dismiss ] claims Shell asserted arising out of its copying activities.<ref name="samson">Samson, Martin. via Phillips Nizer LLP</ref> 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."<ref>, April 25, 2007.</ref>
Suzanne Shell is not, repeat, is not affiliated with AFRA or The Truth is Told. These two websites seek to smear her to further their own interests.

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.<ref>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.).</ref>


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Donna Suzanne Shell (née 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. That year, she was put in a foster home and gave birth to a baby she gave up for adoption. 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. 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.

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."

Legal cases

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. In 2006 the citation was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court, and Shell was fined $6,000.

In 2005, Shell filed suit on behalf of herself and April Fields in Colorado District Court against several officials connected with Child Protective Services. 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. 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. On February 13, 2007, a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed all counterclaims except breach of contract. The Internet Archive did not move to dismiss copyright infringement claims Shell asserted arising out of its copying activities. 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."

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.

References

  1. ^ Prendergast, Alan (February 10, 2005). Beyond Contempt. Westword
  2. ^ Pankratz, Howard (December 19, 2006). Parent advocate found in contempt. Denver Post
  3. Shell, Suzanne (2001). Profane Justice: A Comprehensive Guide to Asserting Your Parental Rights. Sage Wisdom Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-9660254-1-5
  4. Suprynowicz, Vin (November 10, 2002). Sitting in jail for spanking. Las Vegas Review-Journal
  5. People of the State of Colorado v. Shell, 148 P.3d 162 (Colo. 2006) (en banc), at .
  6. 04-1133 - Shell v. Meconi - 02/03/2005
  7. ^ Lewis T. Babcock (February 13, 2007). Internet Archive v. Shell Civil Action No. 06cv01726LTBCBS.
  8. Claburn, Thomas (March 16, 2007). Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts. InformationWeek
  9. Samson, Martin. Internet Archive v. Suzanne Shell. via Phillips Nizer LLP
  10. Internet Archive and Suzanne Shell Settle Lawsuit, April 25, 2007.
  11. 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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