Litigation filed against Luzerne County over a recent dispute centered on the district attorneyâs office will be withdrawn, District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce announced Thursday.
The issues that sparked the litigation have been resolved, Sanguedolce said in an open letter to county residents and county council.
However, the crux of the controversy â conflicts between the county charter and state law â remains unresolved, Sanguedolce said.
Former District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis and Sanguedolce, then the first assistant district attorney, filed a petition in county court on March 19, 10 days after council declared the district attorneyâs seat vacant when Salavantis filed a nominating petition to run for county judge this year.