Hartford Democrats are battling.
Hartford Councilman John Gale informed members of the Hartford Democratic Town Committee by e-mail today , that he and Councilwoman Cynthia Jennings are being sued by State Senator Eric Coleman
Here is Gale's e-mail:
On August 10, 2016, I was sued by State Senator Eric D. Coleman when a state marshal left papers at my home.
2. The law suit was filed in court last Friday, September 2, 2016.
3. The suit against me arises from events surrounding the Democratic party primary election contest of August 12, 2014 between Shawn Wooden and Eric Coleman.
4. Prior to that primary, on or about July 17, 2014, I filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC).
5. My complaint to the SEEC was that Senator Coleman used public funds to further his success in that primary election when he had the legislature pay for two district-wide mailers, one on July 11, 2014 and one on July 14, 2014.
6. The SEEC determined (wrongly in my mind) that the mailers did not offend the normal scope of constituent mailers so as to merit additional scrutiny.
7. Senator Coleman now alleges that he suffered “insult, damage to reputation, intimidation, abuse, shock, embarrassment, humiliation, mental anguish and emotional pain and suffering” as a result of my filing this complaint with the SEEC.
8. He is seeking economic and non-economic damages in excess of $15,000, including punitive, double and treble damages.
9. The counts against me sound in vexatious suit and malicious prosecution.
He has also sued Cynthia Jennings. She filed the same complaint as I did with the SEEC.
1 A copy of the law suit is attached.
John Q. Gale
Here is the actual lawsuit filed:
