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WIGGINS v. McDEVITT

473 A.2d 420 (1984)

James Russell WIGGINS and The Ellsworth American, Inc. v. Reginald McDEVITT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lund, Wilk, Scott & Goodall, Gordon H.S. Scott (orally), Augusta, for plaintiffs.

Gross, Minsky, Mogul & Singal, P.A., George Z. Singal (orally), Edward W. Gould, Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN, GLASSMAN and SCOLNIK, JJ.

WATHEN, Justice.

Plaintiff James Russell Wiggins is the editor and publisher of a weekly newspaper owned by plaintiff Ellsworth American, Inc. Plaintiffs commenced this action pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S.A. § 401 et seq. (1979))1 seeking an order requiring the defendant, a deputy sheriff of Hancock County, to permit plaintiffs to inspect records pertaining to fees received by defendant for serving civil process...

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