KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A magistrate judge sided with Chiloquin, Oregon, in its defense of a $1.35 million federal lawsuit filed by a man who says a city official abused her authority when she tried to stop him from defaming her during city council meetings.
Judge Mark Clarke said in an opinion that Dennis Jefcoat provided insufficient evidence that his right to freedom of speech was violated by City Recorder Teresa Foreman.
He gave the parties until the end of the month to respond to his opinion that the suit should be dismissed.
The (Klamath Falls) Herald and News reports (https://is.gd/h12gYI ) that Jefcoat was an adviser to then-Mayor Patricia Twamley in 2013. He repeatedly accused Foreman of mismanaging city funds, even after the mayor resigned.
Foreman eventually sent Jefcoat a tort notice threatening legal action if he didn’t stop.
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Information from: Herald and News, https://www.heraldandnews.com
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