County files injunction against circuit clerk; Mediation stalls, case headed back to court It’s back to the courtroom for Warren County supervisors and Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley-Palmertree after a full day of mediation talks broke down Thursday without a deal, but with renewed scrutiny about how she’s paying her attorney. On Friday, supervisors voted to file an injunction in the case before the next round of testimony to ask the clerk to stop paying attorneys and witnesses out of her fee account. Thomas had ordered Palmertree to report her office’s monthly financial activity monthly to the court — a process that board attorney Marcie Southerland said drew the attention of Pickering’s office, which had met with county officials about a week before Thursday’s mediation. Read the rest of the story in Saturdays Post.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 04:06:03 +0000