COSTELLO v. CITY OF BURLINGTON

File No. 1:07-CV-165.

708 F.Supp.2d 438 (2010)

William Ray COSTELLO, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BURLINGTON, Burlington Police Department, Gene Burgman, Tom Trembly, Bill Ward, John Lewis, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Vermont.

March 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Ray Costello , Milton, VT, pro se.

Pietro J. Lynn, Esq. , Lynn, Lynn & Blackman, P.C., Burlington, VT, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

J. GARVAN MURTHA, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff William Ray Costello, proceeding pro se, brings this action claiming that the defendants interfered with his First Amendment right to preach in a public place. In June 2007, he was twice approached by police while preaching loudly on Church Street in downtown Burlington. On the first occasion, he was informed that he needed a permit. On the second, he was issued a written...

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