Legal Opinion
Welch v. Paicos
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 2, 1999No. CIV. A. 96-12316-WAGPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GARRITY, District Judge.
In this constitutional tort case, plaintiff Matthew A. Welch d/b/a Jakmaw Associates (“Welch”) alleges that defendants Town of Easton and various Town officials violated his rights to petition for redress of grievances, to free speech, and to procedural and substantive due process. Plaintiff is a developer; defendants Jeffrey Tufts, Patricia Hunt, William Hardin, Fred Clark and Daniel Churchill are present and former Easton Selectmen; defendant Kevin Paicos is Easton’s Town Administrator. This action arose when plaintiff sought to expand a…
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