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ZEIGLER v. RATER

No. 18-2150.

939 F.3d 385 (2019)

Alan ZEIGLER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Michael RATER, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 1, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chip Muller , with whom Muller Law, LLC, Providence, RI, was on brief, for appellant.

Rebecca G. Capozzi , with whom Robert L. Bouley and McCarthy, Bouley, Barry & Morgan, P.C., Cambridge, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Selya, and Barron, Circuit Judges.

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