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Friday, December 23, 2011

Ind. Gov't. - More on "Ind. AG to challenge order that Daniels testify "

Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 17th, and this press release from AG Zoeller headed "AG seeks to intervene in appeal of Governor deposition order," which includes links to the AG's brief, Mary Beth Schneider of the Indianapolis Star reported late this morning:

A Marion County judge has granted a stay of his order that Gov. Mitch Daniels be deposed by attorneys for IBM in the lawsuit over the state's cancellation of the computer giant's contract to modernize the welfare application process here.

Judge David Dreyer's decision allows for the state to appeal his order that the governor face questioning by the attorneys.

The judge also denied a request by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller to intervene in the case, saying it was not timely.

As readers may recall, FSSA is not being represented by the Attorney General in this lawsuit, but instead by a private law firm. This ILB entry from Sept. 21, 2011 is headed "FSSA to pay Barnes & Thornburg over $8 million thru June 2012."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 23, 2011 01:24 PM
Posted to Indiana Government