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		<title>Cecil County Asks &#8216;Sanctions,&#8217; $40K from Del. Smigiel for Costs of his Losing Lawsuit Against County Exec Over Political Party Shift</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cecil County government is seeking court “sanctions” against Del. Michael Smigiel and repayment of nearly $40,000 the county spent to defend itself against a losing lawsuit by Smigiel challenging County Executive Tari Moore’s post-election shift from Republican to “unaffiliated.” A judge ruled several weeks ago that Smigiel’s case had “no support whatsoever” in the law and that the Elkton lawyer hadn’t even bothered to file responding briefs in the case. It is Smigiel’s failure to take any action in his case after the initial filing of a complaint last January that is at the heart of the motion filed several days ago by Jason Allison, the Cecil County Attorney. The motion details how Smigiel repeatedly did “nothing” to bolster or argue his case and that he failed to respond to repeated legal warnings that his case was fundamentally deficient. Consequently, Allison contends Smigiel acted in “bad faith” and the Circuit Court should impose “sanctions” and require Smigiel to reimburse the county for its legal expenses in the case. Smigiel filed the case on behalf of Chris Zeauskas, chair of the county’s Republican Central Committee, but the county is not seeking any sanctions or reimbursements from Zeauskas. A solid majority [&#8230;]]]></description>
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