Legal Opinion · Dissent

Holland v. Sebunya

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 17, 2000Published

1Dissent

DANA, J.,

with whom, ALEXANDER, J., joins, dissenting.

[¶ 24] Although I concur with sections II and III of the Court’s opinion, I do not agree with section I because I believe the trial court erred in granting a summary judgment on Holland’s claim against Se-bunya brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 alleging a deprivation of his First Amendment right to free expression. Holland has generated a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether Sebunya’s act of preventing him from speaking at the *214Executive Committee meeting constituted state action.

[¶ 25] This Court has stated that a summary…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. R. A. v. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Dennis v. SparksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Van Ort v. Estate of StanewichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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