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· 2/14/1996

Miles-Un-Ltd., Inc. v. Town of New Shoreham, RI

Citations

  • 917 F. Supp. 91
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12086
  • 1996 WL 65760

How courts have described this case

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  • barring depositions regarding town council members' legislative action in adopting ordinance but permitting depositions regarding their administrative action in enforcing it
  • allowing for the discovery of records and documentation pertaining to the challenged city ordinance
  • “rationale for affording state, regional, and local legislators a testimonial privilege is as compelling as the rationale for providing immunity from civil liability.”
  • as well as other cases

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Judges: Muirhead

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