GIANFRANCESCO v. TOWN OF WRENTHAM

No. 12-1677.

712 F.3d 634 (2013)

Thomas GIANFRANCESCO, d/b/a Tom's Tavern and Oyster Bar, and as Trustee of Shears Street Realty Trust, Plaintiffs, Appellants, Lindy's Inc., Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF WRENTHAM et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. McCormick, III for appellants.

Judy A. Levenson , with whom Deidre Brennan Regan and Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before Howard, Stahl, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Gianfrancesco, the former proprietor of a now-defunct bar and restaurant in Wrentham, Massachusetts, sued the Town of Wrentham and a number of town officials, claiming federal civil rights violations and unfair trade practices.1 He alleges that the defendants maliciously imposed excessive regulatory requirements on his restaurant in retaliation for his opposition to certain town policies. The district court...

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