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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Hamilton man pleads guilty to intimidating library employee

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Hamilton man pleads guilty to intimidating library employee
By SEPP JANNOTTA Ravalli Republic I Posted: Friday, Octob€r 15, 2010 E:45 pm

HAMILTON - Michael Spreadbury, the former Hamilton mayoral candidate, pleaded guilty Friday to one count offelony
intimidation stemming liom charges linked to his harassment last November ofa Bitterroot Public Library employee.
According to a plea agreement entered in the Missoula courtroom ofDistrict Court Judge Douglas G. Harkin, Spreadbury
was handed a deferred sentence ofone year, during which he must refiain fiom aontact "by any means, including through a
third party" with Nansu Roddy, a public services librarian in Hamilton.
The agreement requires the "removal ofany images of, photos of, or content refening to Nansu Roddy from any website
controlled by or contributed to by the defendant."
Spreadbuy has a pair ofwebsites he has regularly used to rail against Roddy, myriad govemment officials and the Ravalli
Republic, all ofwhom he claims have been persecuting him and violating his constitutional fights.
Provided he obeys the agreement's provisions, the deal allows Spreadbury to avoid jail time or punitive fines. A conviction on
felony intimidation would have carried the possibility of 10 years behind bars and a fine ofup to $50,000.
Spreadbury was originally charged with misdemeanor trespassing in June 2009, for returning to the library after he had been
baned llom using the facility after a dispute in which he insisted the library keep as ref€renc€ mate al letters he'd written
accusing Ravalli County offi cials of conuption.

With his unsuccessful mayoral bid in its final days, Spreadbury approached Roddy in a parking lot and told her she had bener
make lhe trespassing charge go away. That exchange, during which Roddy felt threatened, she later testified, prompted the
felony intimidation charge.

Fridsy's guilty plea follows the dismissal of Spreadbury's lawsuil against Roddy in civil court. He had been seeking
$535,000 from Roddy for emotional distress caused by what he claimed was her giving "false information" to a police oflicer
and

judge during a protection hearing,

Spreadbury filed the suit last April with two others seeking totaljudgments of$L2 million against Roddy, Hamilton City
Attorney Ken Bell, RavalliCounty Attomey Ceorge Com and Depury County Attomey Angela Wetzsteon.
Larson dismissed the other two lawsuits last month.
Under the agreement reached Friday, Spreadbury will be on probation with the Montana Department ofCorrections,
requiring the usual check-ins, loss ofprivacy and restrictions on his movements.
He will also be forbidden from orvning or possessing firearms ofany kind.

A former employee ofthe Federal Emergency Management Agency - Spreadbury claims he still maintains a federal security
clearance - the Hamilton resident "must seek and maintain employment or a program approved by" probation o{Iicers.
During Friday's hearing, Harkin added a timeline requiring Spreadbury's websites - BittenootRsins.com and
MichaelSpreadburv.com - be clear of material pertaining to Roddy by Nov. 20.
Reporter Sepp Jannotta can be reached at 363-3300 or [e-mail].

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