Suit pits Dem chair, Lee school official
Scott said in his own lawsuit Friday that members of the Lee County Democratic Executive Committee, including county party chairman Eric Hampton, threatened to publicly reveal information about the relationship unless he resigned.
Scott has said he won’t resign as superintendent.
Alisa Franks is the elementary curriculum coordinator and is directly supervised by Scott.
Scott is seeking a jury trial and wants a court declaration that he’s not liable for alienation of affection, said his attorney, Jim Waide. The suit also asks the court to declare that Jamie Franks and Hampton are liable for extortion, malicious interference with employment, defamation and negligence.
Jamie Franks – a former state House member who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2007 – said Friday he has not filed his alienation-of-affection lawsuit.
State law allows the district 90 days to respond to the initial notice, then Franks could wait another year to file the suit.
Waide said the superintendent didn’t want to let the issues linger.
Clarion Ledger
7/24/10
Magnolia Tribune
