Judge appointed to hear lawsuit surrounding Hardesty’s residency
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
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LIMA – Maureen O’Connor, chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, on Tuesday appointed James Brogan, a retired judge of the Second District Court of Appeals, to preside in the Allen County Court of Common Pleas in the case of Alice Donahue v. Elizabeth Hardesty and the Allen County Board of Elections.
Former Lima law director Richard Siferd filed a lawsuit April 1 in Allen County Common Pleas Court on behalf of Lima resident Alice Donahue that challenges the legal residency of Lima mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hardesty. Named as respondents in the lawsuit were Hardesty, the Allen County Board of Elections, Director Kathy Meyer, individual board members and the City of Lima.