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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
An attorney for Anniston City Councilman Ben Little has requested that Circuit Judge John Thomason recuse himself from hearing a lawsuit the Fraternal Order of Police has filed against Little.
Little’s attorney, Raymond L. Johnson, made the request in a 10-minute hearing at the Calhoun County Courthouse Wednesday.
The FOP filed suit Nov. 21 against Little and former Councilman John Spain. The lawsuit alleges the two had launched a “continual pattern and practice of harassment, intimidation, bullying defamation, negligence, recklessness, wantonness and malice” against the Anniston Police Department. Many of the allegations in the lawsuit refer to events that happened during a City Council inquiry into alleged corruption at City Hall and the Police Department. Some of the allegations against Little involved appearances on a talk show or at other appearances outside council meetings.
Spain, who resigned his seat on the council, was dropped from the lawsuit. The police organization is continuing the lawsuit against Little.
In May 2010, Thomason stepped down from another case in which Little was a plaintiff, saying in a written statement that “The buffonish Mr. Little wants to defame me and other local Circuit Judges who received campaign contributions from a donor he does not like.” (The judge appears to have meant that Little was acting as a buffoon.)
The motion filed by the attorney said the earlier recusal shows possible bias against Little.
Thomason said he would take the motion filed this morning under advisement and make a decision later today or Thursday.
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