ABBOTT v. BRAGDON

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. McCarthy, with whom Brent A. Singer and Rudman & Winchell, LLC, Bangor, ME, were on brief, for defendant.

Stephen C. Whiting and the Whiting Law Firm, P.A., Portland, ME, on brief for Cary Savitch, M.D., amicus curiae.

Scott Somerville on brief, for Dentists for Preservation of Professional Judgment, amicus curiae.

Robert J. Masini and Diver, Grach, Quade & Masini, Waukegan, IL, on brief for American Association of Forensic Dentists, amicus curiae.

Richard L. Hill, Lance N. Long, Hill, Johnson & Schmutz, P.C., on brief for Clinical Research Associates, amicus curiae.

Bennett H. Klein, with whom Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, David G. Webbert, Johnson & Webbert, LLP, Augusta, ME, Wendy E. Parmet, Boston, MA, were on brief, for plaintiff Sidney Abbott.

John E. Carnes, Commission Counsel, on consolidated brief for intervenor-plaintiff Maine Human Rights Commission.

Thomas E. Chandler, Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, with whom Bill Lann Lee, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Jessica Dunsay Silver, Washington, DC, were on brief, for United States of America, amicus curiae.

Peter M. Sfikas, Chicago, IL, Mark S. Rubin, Kathleen Todd, Jill A. Wolowitz, Scott M. Mendel, Chicago, IL, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and Patrick J. Quinlan, Providence, RI, on brief for American Dental Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.