Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attorneys have filed another lawsuit against county officials, claiming administrators have conflicts of interest that prevent them from choosing lawyers for Arpaio.
Thursday's legal action came a day after the county Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to ostensibly control legal costs. The board approved a measure to hire a third-party mediator to weigh the legal claims county officials have filed alleging that they were harassed and wrongfully targeted in the course of the sheriff's various investigations.
So far, nine legal claims totaling $46 million have been filed. The latest suit marks the 13th time since 2008 that Arpaio or former County Attorney Andrew Thomas have taken legal action against administrators, judges or elected officials.
StotheizzE posted at 10:04 am on Fri, Jun 25, 2010.
13 lawsuits since 2008 by Joe or Andy Thomas and I don't believe any have been successful enough to even go to trial. They all get thrown out as soon as they are heard. I love how those people who praise Joe's money saving tactics in the jails refuse to even acknowledge his wasteful lawsuits.
IceCat posted at 8:29 am on Fri, Jun 25, 2010.
[beam] You got that right Dataman. Unless the Pinal County Board reins in their Sheriff now, they will be facing the same silly actions as here.
DataMan posted at 8:08 am on Fri, Jun 25, 2010.
A day without a crazy and expensive lawsuit from the Joke Sheriff is like a day without sunshine.