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Monday, August 23, 2010
Ind. Courts - Delaware Circuit Court 2 Judge Richard Dailey and his wife, Nancy sue Prosecutor McKinney and former Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ron Henderson
From the August 20, 2010 Muncie Star-Press, Keith Roysdon's long story begins:
A Delaware County judge has filed a lawsuit alleging that Prosecutor Mark McKinney and his former chief deputy harassed and intimidated him and his wife to win political payback for the judge's investigation of the prosecutor's office.The story includes a link to the complaint.The lawsuit, filed by Delaware Circuit Court 2 Judge Richard Dailey and his wife, Nancy, targets not only McKinney and former Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ron Henderson but also the state of Indiana and the county, seeking damages for "adverse publicity, loss of income, future loss of income, emotional distress and suffering."
The Daileys allege in their lawsuit that after the judge began an investigation into McKinney's actions as prosecutor and attorney in civil forfeiture actions in cases involving the Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force, "Dailey became aware the official policy of the Delaware County prosecutor's office was to discredit, punish and extract retribution against him."
Dailey and his wife contend that McKinney, Henderson and "employees of the Delaware County prosecutor's office entered into a conspiracy to intimidate, extract retribution and discredit" the judge.
McKinney on Thursday said "the lawsuit filed by Dick and Nancy Dailey is without merit."
"There has never been a 'conspiracy' against the judge or his wife, nor has there ever been any 'official policy' in the prosecutor's office concerning either one of them," the prosecutor said. "I have referred this matter to the office of the attorney general and we will assist our counsel in vigorously and aggressively defending this lawsuit."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 23, 2010 06:13 AM
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