Legal Opinion
Tripp v. Cole
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 27, 2005No. 04-2588PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The events that generated this case began with a “dog at large” in Bethel, Maine and ended with the termination of the town’s chief of police. As a result of the investigation and prosecution of the dog at large incident, a disagreement arose between the police chief, plaintiff-appellant Darren Tripp, and the town manager, defendant-appellee Scott Cole. Cole wanted Tripp to intercede with the district attorney on behalf of the dog owner; Tripp expressed his discomfort with the request. Four months later, citing various issues unrelated to the dog at large incident, Cole…
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