Case law

CAIRO

District Court, D. Maine · Aug 20, 2026

To qualify for placement on the ballot, the Ballot Initiative needed to secure valid signatures from Maine electors equal to at least 10% of the total vote cast in the gubernatorial election … Third, sovereign immunity independently bars Plaintiffs’ request.

Catholic Charities of Maine, Inc. v. City of Portland

304 F. Supp. 2d 77 · District Court, D. Maine · Feb 6, 2004

Catholic Charities has not established an equal protection violation and the City is entitled to summary judgment on this claim. B. … By its terms, this provision is an alternative means of satisfying the "church plan” definition, and does not restrict the definition, whose language quoted in text, albeit circuitous, clearly covers Catholic Charities’ plans

Cushing v. McKee

738 F. Supp. 2d 146 · District Court, D. Maine · Sep 15, 2010

“To establish standing under Article III of the U.S. … Federal Election Commission, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 876, 909 , 175 L.Ed.2d 753 (2010) establishes that “[independent expenditures, however, are not corrupting.” (Motion for PI at 16.).

The Somers N. Smith

120 F. 569 · District Court, D. Maine · Feb 3, 1903

.” *572 He further says: “Knowing, as the master must, all these dangers, — and if he did not know them then he was not qualified for his position, — and having, without consultation with the master of the schooner, chosen … In the opinion of the court, even if the contract claimed by the owners of the tug had been established, it would not relieve the tug nor her owners from the negligence of the tug or her crew.

Wade v. Life Insurance Co. of North America

271 F. Supp. 2d 307 · District Court, D. Maine · Jun 3, 2003

Rather, the Policy does not include any mention of the grant of discretionary authority to LINA clearly provided for in the SPD. … A mere showing that an insurer decides which claims it will pay is insufficient, standing alone, to establish an improper motive.

Porietis v. Tradesmen International, LLC

227 F. Supp. 3d 126 · District Court, D. Maine · Jan 3, 2017

Although Local Rule 56 does allow parties to indicate in response to a particular statement of fact that the statement “should be stricken,” the party making such a request must still admit, deny, or qualify the statement … The Complaint does not allege that Porietis was fired for complaining about any perceived violations of company regulations by other employees at the Portland office, nor does the Complaint clearly allege that he was fired

Brunswick School Board v. Califano

449 F. Supp. 866 · District Court, D. Maine · Oct 25, 1978

The legislative background clearly shows that the failure of Congress to include in Title IX a provision similar to § 604 of Title VI, excluding employment discrimination from its coverage, does not indicate a congressional … If to qualify for the federal and state aid distributed by the Department of Educational and Cultural Services Brunswick needs to satisfy the terms of 45 C.F.R. § 86.57 (c), it is evident that Brunswick will be required to

Manuel v. City of Bangor

691 F. Supp. 2d 212 · District Court, D. Maine · Mar 2, 2010

discriminated against based on our race as regarding denial of our application also discrimination based on disability is known by advising us not to add Gary’s disability income on to the application knowing that Eunice would not qualify … The failure of the Plaintiffs to effect service of process within the time limit established by this Order will result in a dismissal of the Complaint against each Defendant without prejudice. III.

LOPEZ

District Court, D. Maine · Nov 12, 2025

The records request was denied, and the civil suit was dismissed on immunity grounds. … Assuming Plaintiff’s allegations regarding her substance use were sufficient to establish that she suffers from a disability, the claim under the ADA and Rehabilitation Act still fails because there are no facts from which

Sprint Spectrum, L.P. v. Town of Ogunquit

175 F. Supp. 2d 77 · District Court, D. Maine · Dec 12, 2001

The Board is a governmental agency established by and existing under the authority of the Town, with its only office in Ogunquit, Maine. Id. … Section 9.16(A) presupposes that the co-location of a wireless communications facility can qualify as an “accessory use.”

Mason v. Maine Department of Corrections

387 F. Supp. 2d 57 · District Court, D. Maine · Sep 9, 2005

The court then applies hourly rates to the constituent tasks, taking into account the “prevailing rates in the community for comparably qualified attorneys.” United States v. Metro. Dist. … The plaintiffs bear the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the rates and hours submitted in their application for fees. Chaloult, 296 F.Supp.2d at 4 .

United States v. Noble

433 F. Supp. 2d 129 · District Court, D. Maine · Jun 13, 2006

the Supreme Court in Dionisio was careful to note that it needed to consider not only whether the subpoena itself constituted a seizure but also whether the grand jury’s subsequent directive to make a voice recording so qualified … Although, as discussed above, detention for purposes of fingerprinting clearly can constitute a "seizure” in certain circumstances, the Supreme Court appears to have signaled that obtaining a fingerprint exemplar does not

Tardiff v. Knox County

567 F. Supp. 2d 201 · District Court, D. Maine · Jul 29, 2008

Knox County has shown nothing that qualifies as detrimental reliance as the Supreme Court has defined it. … It is not difficult for a qualifying class member to be part of a class action; usually it is automatic, and opting out requires the affirmative act.

DOYLE v. RUMMSEY

District Court, D. Maine · Aug 29, 2022

Moreno, 919 F.3d 582, 602 (1st Cir. 2019) (affirming dismissal of malicious prosecution claim based on defendants’ qualified immunity). … Ct. at 1951 (“It is well established that in a § 1983 case a . . . local governmental entity cannot be subject to liability at all unless the harm was caused in the implementation of ‘official municipal policy.’”

Maine Municipal Ass'n v. Mayhew

64 F. Supp. 3d 251 · District Court, D. Maine · Dec 4, 2014

Attorney General’s statement, the Plaintiffs maintain that DHHS guidance statement is “not entirely consistent with the federal law it purports to enforce, because it makes no provision for aspects of the federal definition of qualified … Exceptions include (1) assistance for medical emergencies, (2) short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief, (3) public health assistance for immunizations; (4) programs, services and assistance approved by the

Harper Ex Rel. Harper v. School Administrative District No. 37

727 F. Supp. 688 · District Court, D. Maine · Dec 15, 1989

It is to be noted that Defendant, in May of 1989, established an I.E.P. for Cato Harper. … They clearly are not “pure matters of law” that can be resolved by a judge in a factual vacuum. IV.

Kilroy v. Mayhew

841 F. Supp. 2d 414 · District Court, D. Maine · Jan 13, 2012

In a discrete set of "exceptional circumstances," however, federal district courts may decline to exercise jurisdiction "where denying a federal forum would clearly serve an important countervailing interest, such as regard … The key question here is whether the State proceedings qualify under Younger and its progeny as the proper type of *425 administrative proceeding to warrant abstention.

Bresnahan v. Bowen

263 F. Supp. 2d 131 · District Court, D. Maine · May 20, 2003

Clearly juxtaposed with this liability limiting provision is paragraph (4) of this section which imposes a duty on each skier “to ski within the limits of the skier’s own ability, to maintain control of the rate of speed … This provision augments the immunity of ski area operators from suit already provided for in section 15217's earlier provision entitled "Acceptance of Inherent Risks.”

MABEE v. ECKROTE

District Court, D. Maine · Mar 11, 2020

In Massachusetts, the step one burden itself entails at least two components: “First, the special movant must establish that its complained of conduct is petitioning activity,” and “[s]econd, the special movant must establish … Several Massachusetts and Maine cases establish this secondary requirement.

In re Hannaford Bros.

293 F.R.D. 21 · District Court, D. Maine · Mar 20, 2013

Attorneys Peter Murray, Thomas Newman, Lewis Saul and Samuel Lanham all qualify for appointment as class counsel. … The only possible exceptions are those suits that clearly will not benefit anyone except the lawyers, or actions that seem to have been brought for improper motives.” with "The court need not confine itself to other available