MOFFETT v. CITY OF PORTLAND


400 A.2d 340 (1979)

James MOFFETT et al. v. CITY OF PORTLAND et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

April 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richardson, Hildreth, Tyler & Troubh by Ronald D. Russell, Portland (orally), Glen L. Porter, Bangor (orally), amicus curiae, Maine Chiefs of Police Ass'n.

William J. O'Brien, Jr. (orally), Deborah Keef, Portland, for City of Portland.

Preti, Flaherty & Beliveau by John J. Flaherty, David M. Cohen, Portland, for amicus curiae, Guy Gannett Publishing Co.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and POMEROY, ARCHIBALD, DELAHANTY, GODFREY and NICHOLS, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs Portland police officers1 appeal from the Superior Court's dismissal of their motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent defendants, the City of Portland, the City Manager, and the Portland Chief of Police,2 from publicly disclosing transcripts of statements made by the officers during an internal police disciplinary investigation. Guy Gannett Publishing Company (hereafter...

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