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MATTHES v. TOWN OF EAST FISHKILL

No. 112, Docket 85-7337.

785 F.2d 43 (1986)

William L. MATTHES, d/b/a The Lookout, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TOWN OF EAST FISHKILL, Francois Cross, Douglas G. Nestler, Lawrence Fogarty, Daniel Andriano, and William Sutter, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Matthes, pro se.

James Fisher, New York City (Wilson, Elser, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee East Fishkill.

Ronald C. Blass, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Van DeWater and Van DeWater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., of counsel), for defendants-appellees Wager and Cunningham.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and VAN GRAAFEILAND, and PRATT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

William L. Matthes, the editor and publisher of The Lookout, a newspaper published in the East Fishkill, New York, area, was arrested for trespassing after he refused to leave a closed meeting of the East Fishkill Town Planning Board. Contending that he had an absolute right to be present at the meeting and alleging a lack of probable cause in connection with his arrest, Matthes brought this civil rights...

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