Sherole Eaton Pre-Trial Hearing set for Friday

[NoBushSpokenHere]

Sherole Eaton, the Hocking County (Ohio) Deputy Director of elections who was fired after filing an Affidavit with the US Congressional Panel led by John Conyers in conjunction with the 2004 Presidential Recount will have her civil suit pre-trial hearing on Friday September 8th, at 9:30 am in the Hocking County Common Pleas Court. This case is of National interest and one numerous people have been following.

The court room will be open to all who want to attend to show support for this courageous woman. if the courtroom cannot hold everyone, there is a park across from the courthouse where people can hold signs showing their support.

Please mapquest directions for the city of Logan, county of Hocking. Logan is located between Athens and Columbus along US Route 33. There are motels in the area along with cabin rentals and camping areas.

This then 65 year old lady stood for us when asked to cheat on the recount, now it is time for us to stand with her. Rumor is the Board of Elections plan to smear her into settling the case. She is standing firm and plans to pursue this case to her victory.

Those who are not familiar with the Sherole Eaton story, please google her.

[Kurovski]

1. It would be great to attend and witness a part of election history.

K&R.

[DemInDistress]

2. here's a link...

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121604Z.shtml

[bananas]

3. k&r as requested

k&r as requested in http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x447865
Thanks...

[emlev]

4. Thank you for the update! I've been wondering

Can you tell us more about the lawsuit?

I sure hope lots of people in Ohio turn out for this. It's very important!

[NoBushSpokenHere]

6. The lawsuit

is the one Sherole filed to regain her job with the Board. In the previous pre-trial hearing, he Hocking County Common Pleas Court Judge recused himself from the case because he believed the board would not cooperate with him in providing the jury pool if he were to hear the case. He also indicated because he knew all the parties involved, he shouldn't hear it and strongly urged the Board to reconsider their decision.

The Judge appointed to this case is Judge Jeffrey L. Simmons, Republican of Vinton County Common Pleas Court. Judge Simmons made national notoriety in 2002 when he ruled for Vinton County to not seek the death penalty because the case would be too expensive for the county:

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CNN: Judge: Capital case too costly for Ohio county
August 19, 2002 Posted: 10:31 AM EDT (1431 GMT)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state and a prosecutor are appealing a ruling that a death penalty trial for a man accused of killing a college student would be too expensive.

Vinton County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Simmons ruled August 8 that prosecutors couldn't seek the death penalty for Gregory McKnight, who is charged with aggravated murder and kidnapping in the 2000 death of Kenyon College student Emily Murray.

Simmons said paying for McKnight's defense against the death penalty would deplete the $2.7 million general fund budget of the small county in southern Ohio.

"The court finds that the potential impact of financial considerations could compromise the defendant's due process rights in a capital murder trial. The court finds that this risk is unacceptable in this case," Judge Jeffrey L. Simmons wrote in his ruling.

-more- http://robots.cnn.com/2002/LAW/08/19/death.penalty.courts/

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[NoBushSpokenHere]

7. More info

Randy Lambert is the attorney representing the Board of Elections. Sherole's attorney is, the very capable, Kate Schulte. Lambert is being paid, for his services to the BOE, by the insurance company that covers Hocking County.

This is a suit regarding Sherole being fired for exercising her 1st Amendment rights.

[lakeguy]

5. Bump. nt

[me b zola]

8. k&r

:kick:

[NoBushSpokenHere]

9. Links to Camping Areas

http://www.hockinghills.com

[JimDandy]

10. Kick it up. n/t

[rumpel]

11. I will keep my fingers crossed

Interesting "reasoning" for not seeking a dealth penalty - money.....

[NoBushSpokenHere]

12. The State Replubican Powers were very upset with his

ruling. I believe it was later reversed.

Keeping fingers crossed here that Sherole can get her job back with backpay!