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BAKER v. CHARLES

Civil No. 95-183-P-H.

919 F.Supp. 41 (1996)

Bill BAKER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert CHARLES, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

February 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumner H. Lipman, Laura J. Garcia, Lipman & Katz, P.A., Augusta, ME, for Plaintiffs.

Richard L. O'Meara, Murray, Plumb & Murray, Portland, ME, for Defendant.

ORDER ON THE DEFENDANT CHARLES'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HORNBY, District Judge.

This case probes the extent of First Amendment and common law protection for a private citizen who petitions a state administrative agency on a subject within its jurisdiction. Surprisingly, the protection turns out to be not very broad. Examination of United States Supreme Court caselaw and Maine Law Court caselaw leads me to the conclusion that if a private figure plaintiff...

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