Posted by CotoBlogzz 03/26/2009 9:00 PM

As predicted, and according to court papers, a petition  (30-2009-00120478-CU-PP-CJC) was filed Tuesday March 24, 2009 by the Nitschke Law Group,  in Superior Court, on behalf of deposed Third director K. McDaniel.

The same court records list as respondents the Third board of directors:

1. CAROL MOORE, RESPONDENT, 03/25/2009
2. LARRY SOUSA, RESPONDENT, 3/25/2009
3. CYNTHIA CONNES, RESPONDENT, 3/25/2009
4. THIRD LAGUNA HILLS MUTUALRESPONDENT, 3/24/2009
5. ISABELL MEUENICHOW, RESPONDENT, 3/25/2009
6. KATHRYN FRESHLEY, RESPONDENT0, 3/25/2009
7. JOHN PAULUS, RESPONDENT, 03/25/2009

 

Is it a coincidence that  Peter Nitschke , a former assistant DA for 10 years and  former member of the State Bar’s board of directors represents community activist and director Michael Curtis?

Even if this is not, the petition seems to directly contradict Third Board legal council’s assertion that removal of director Katie McDaniel from the Third board without cause, following an alleged bottle throwing incident, where Ms. McDaniel was reportedly physically hurt, was in fact a legal. Albeit not necessarily ethical.

Should Ms. McDaniel prevail, seems like she would be back on the board of directors, before Cynthia Conners officially attend the first Laguna city council meeting.

We have contacted board members to comments on this story.