Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 57

RESPONSE to Motion re 51 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment DEF LEE ENTERPRISES INC'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO PL'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST LEE ENTERPRISES filed by Lee Enterprises Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FOUNDATIONAL AFFIDAVIT OF JEFFREY B. SMITH, # 2 Exhibit A - Affidavit of Stacey Mueller, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J, # 12 Exhibit K, # 13 Exhibit L, # 14 Exhibit M, # 15 Exhibit N, # 16 Exhibit O) (Smith, Jeffrey)

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Spreadbury found guilty of trespassing
by PERRY BACKUS - Ravalli Republic I Posted; Monday' February 22,2010 12;00 am

It took ajury

less than

l0 minutes to convict former Hamilton mayoral candidate Michael Spreadbury of criminal

trespass

last week.

It took Spreadbury about that long to appeal the conviction to district court.
A three man-three womanjury found Spreadbury guilty in Hamilton City Court ofentcring and remaining unlawfully at the
Bitterroot Public Library last August.
Spreadbury was banned fiom the library's property last June afier he insisted that he be allowed to put on reserve a copy
letter accusing local public officials ofroutinely denyingjustice to citizens.

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Spreadbury, 39, considers himself a public watchdog dedicated to exposing a vast criminal conspiracy in lhe Bittenoot

Valley.
City Coun Judge Michael Reardon wasn't amused with his unusual filings in the case that included claims that thejudge
wasn't holding to any judicial standard and that press manipulated the case.
"Despite the confused, confusing and severely insulting language ofthe defendant's pre-trial filings, the court is inclined to
view them as nothing more than a passionately misguided attempt at civil protest," Reardon wrote on his sentencing order.

City Court Judge Michael Reardon sentenced Spreadbury to 30 days

in

jail, all

suspended, and fined him $500. Thejudge

also required Spreadbury to pay a $403 jury fee and $92 in surcharges.
Spreadbury also faces a felony inlimidation charge for allegedly threatening a Hamilton librarian on Nov. 4.

According to an affidavit filed in that case, Spreadbury allegedly threatened Nansu Roddy as she left the library in the middle
ofthe day. Roddy said Spreadbury conlionted her in an adjoining parking lot and urged her to do something about the city
court case.

At one point, Nansu and another witness said Spreadbury raised his fist and pumped it in the air

as he talked.

Both Ravalli County districtjudges recused themselves. At this point, the felony case is being heard in a Missoula court.
Spreadbury was defeated by incumbent Hamilton Mayor Jerry Steele by a vote of756 to 205 in last fall's election.

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