Mayor Gary Starr of Middleburg Heights Files Suit

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Gary Starr of Middleburg Heights has filed a lawsuit (11 CV 341) in Federal Court in Cleveland today, Thursday, February 17, 2011.  

Mayor Starr, who is also on the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, named the Sewer Board and several individuals as defendants and has asked a federal judge to prohibit the Sewer Board from taking any disciplinary action against him at the Sewer Board meeting this afternoon, Thursday, February 17, 2011. A hearing is being set today.

Mayor Starr's First Amendment/Due Process lawsuit alleges that the Sewer Board is about to discipline him in retaliation for Mayor Starr's whistle blowing and his outspoken opposition to Sewer Board policies, including the imminent passage of a $3 billion sewer rate increase.

Ken Myers, noted First Amendment lawyer, is representing Mayor Starr and has filed the lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order. Mr. Myers will attend the Sewer Board meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 3900 Euclid Ave. Mayor Starr will accompany Mr. Myers to court and will also attend the Sewer Board meeting.

SOURCE Mayor Gary Starr, Middleburg Heights