Tag: Martin O’Boyle
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Federal judge tosses out town’s RICO suit against residents seeking public records
By Dan Moffett
The Coastal Star
Gulf Stream’s legal offensive against residents Martin O’Boyle and Chris O’Hare suffered a huge setback late last month when a federal judge in West Palm Beach threw out the town’s federal racketeering suit against the two men. -
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Town’s class action RICO lawsuit says Florida public records law misused to extort settlements
By Dan Moffett
The Coastal Star
Town of Gulf Stream in South Palm Beach County has rolled out the heavy artillery in its legal war against residents Martin O’Boyle and Christopher O’Hare, filing a class-action RICO lawsuit Feb. 12 in U.S. District Court. -
For the public’s right to know or for profit? A town’s showdown with litigious residents
By Dan Moffett
Special to BrowardBulldog.org
A non-profit foundation that bills itself as dedicated to the public’s right to know is a target of angry municipal officials who allege it is actually a money-making tool that uses frivolous public records lawsuits to squeeze payouts from governments in South Florida and across the state.
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