YOHE v. NUGENT

Nos. 01-2131, 02-1434.

321 F.3d 35 (2003)

Harry YOHE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Peter NUGENT; Worcester Telegram and Gazette; Kate Walsh and Nashoba Publications, Inc., Defendants, Appellees, and William May, Chief of Townsend Police Department, Townsend Trilogy and City of Townsend, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Damon Scarano, for appellant.

Elizabeth A. Ritvo, with whom Jeffrey P. Hermes and Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, were on brief, for appellees Kate Walsh and Nashoba Publications.

Jonathan M. Albano, with whom Bingham Dana LLP, was on brief, for appellees Peter Nugent and Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corporation.

Stephen C. Pfaff, with whom Douglas I. Louison and Merrick, Louison & Costello, were on brief for appellees William May and City of Townsend.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Harry Yohe is a retired member of the Army Green Berets. In May of 1997, Yohe resided in Townsend, Massachusetts and was stationed at Fort Devens. On the evening of May 11, 1997, police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance involving Yohe. The police interviewed Yohe's spouse at the neighbor's residence and she told them that, Yohe was threatening suicide and had amassed an arsenal of weapons. Yohe's wife informed police...

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