Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Town of Clinton
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 8, 1999No. 99-1377PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
On July 17, 1997, Lori Fletcher obtained an ex parte domestic violence restraining order against her abusive boyfriend, William McDonald. McDonald was ordered to stay away from Fletcher and her residence. Informed that McDonald had been seen in Fletcher’s home recently, two Clinton, Maine police officers drove by her house on July 31, 1997. They saw McDonald there. Aware of the restraining order and past occasions on which Fletcher sought police help, the police entered her home, despite her objections and her assertion that McDonald was not in the house. A fracas…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by118 opinions
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