Ryan v. Normandin

This is a Dist/Mun. Cts. R A D. A, Rule 8C, appeal by the plaintiff of the dismissal of his claim for invasion of privacy for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

In January, 1997, plaintiff Paul F. Ryan (“Ryan”) resigned as the general manager of defendant Haverhill Publishing, Inc. Alleging that the defendants thereafter unlawfully opened mail addressed to him at Haverhill Publishing and disseminated the contents to other persons, Ryan filed this action in the Haverhill Division of the District Court Department on March 4,1998. Ryan’s complaint set forth five claims against the defendants…