Legal Opinion
Doe v. Burkland
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 12, 2002No. 2001-95-AppealPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This is a dispute between two men who lived together as domestic partners for approximately nine years before their relationship soured and ended on bad terms. Thereafter, one of them (the plaintiff, “John Doe”) 1 filed a Superior Court lawsuit seeking injunctive relief against the defendant, John Burkland (Burkland), his former cohabitant, to stop Burkland’s alleged harassment and threats. 2 Burkland responded by not only denying any harassment or threatening conduct, but also by filing counterclaims. He alleged, among other causes of action, breach of an oral…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bill W. Doe v. Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Marvin v. MarvinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Doe v. StegallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Doe v. Commonwealth's Attorney for RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Doe v. Commonwealth's Atty. for City of RichmondDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
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