Third Judicial District court Judge Manuel Arrieta determined probable cause existed to proceed with a recall lawsuit filed against Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, initiating procedures to remove Griffin from public office. On the decision, I am obviously very pleased, Sanchez said. The Committee to Recall Couy Griffin is very pleased that we have been found with probable cause, no less for all five of the allegations we presented.
The hearing was only to establish probable cause, in other words to determine if there was evidence of truth to the charges alleged.
Representatives from the Otero County Clerk s Office were at the hearing, including attorney Daniel Ivey-Soto who was appearing on behalf of the County Clerk Office.