Linda J. Clifford v. MaineGeneral Medical Center

[¶ 1] This case arises from three emails that Linda J. Clifford sent to the Governor’s office in late September 2007. Those emails triggered a series of events that ultimately led to Clifford being detained overnight against her will in the psychiatric unit at MaineGeneral Medical Center (MaineGeneral) in Augusta.

[¶ 2] Scott Kemmerer, an emergency room physician, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Marden, J.) partially denying consolidated motions to dismiss and for summary judgment 1 on Clifford’s complaint. Clifford alleges that Kemmerer and MaineGeneral deprived…