Somers For Judge

Yes, I saw the latest "Important Message" from the mayor and his interview with the Arab American News and my disappointment in him grows by the day. Now the opposition is just plain telling lies! Tony Guerierro really was the city attorney for Allen Park in the failed movie studio deal that cost the city over $13 million and I did NOT cancel an insurance policy that would have covered any of the litigation filed against the court or me! - why would I, or anyone, have done that anyway? Really? Why has this race become such a 'cause celeb' for outside parties and whose name is on the ballot anyway? ( and the list goes on . . . )

On the plus side of life, my family and I went door-to-door to something around 1,000 homes today - phenomenal!

Send a message to the cowards and bullies of Dearborn politics - vote on November 4th for an independent judiciary!

The Arab American News' current edition has an extremely well written article concerning the upcoming judicial election entitled "Judge Somers Fires Back at Mayor O'Reilly". Although I would stress the election is between myself and my challenger (Not the Mayor), the article is worth reading - actual journalism is still alive! The link is http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/

The Arab American News News, views and interviews from the Arab world and the Arab American community.

“And what’s good for the Goose is . . . ?”

City Attorney being sued by former assistant.

On October 6th a former assistant Dearborn attorney filed a Federal lawsuit against the City of Dearborn and its chief corporation counsel, Debra Walling. The suit claims Walling terminated the young prosecutor in violation of the prosecutor’s First Amendment rights and her rights under the Michigan Whistleblower’s Protection Act . Tulascz v. City of Dearborn and Debra Walling, United States District Court – No. 2:14-cv-13841

Direct quote from paragraph No. 4 of the Complaint:

“Defendant Walling . . . is being sued in her official and individual capacities.”

Possible irony? Walling’s legal department has championed the claim that judges of our 19th District Court are not protected when sued in their “individual capacity” even performing their official duties – but then again the same legal department orchestrated last year’s $300,000 settlement of Acts 17 Apologetics v. City of Dearborn (and others) in which our mayor “Defendant O’Reilly (was) sued individually and in his official capacity as mayor of the City.”

Will Walling advise the City that she is protected like the mayor – or left to fend for herself like a chief judge when he or she makes an employment decision?