FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1994 (202) 616-2765 TDD (202) 514-1888 FEDERAL COURT ISSUES TRO AGAINST OHIO MAN WHO THREATENED DOCTOR PLEASE BE ADVISED: For those of you following the Justice Department's actions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), a federal court in Northern Ohio today issued a TRO against a Warren, Ohio man, Alan Maurice Smith. Earlier this month, the Justice Department requested a preliminary injunction against the man to prevent him from threatening to harm a doctor who provides reproductive health services at two midwest women's health clinics. The parties agreed to the TRO until the hearing on the preliminary injunction, which was originally scheduled for today, is held on February 15. The TRO is attached. # # # 95-043