Courthouse News Service – by PHILIP A. JANQUART
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A former city councilman who won summary judgment after a police chief threatened to arrest him for criticizing a public official has settled with the police chief and the Northern California City of Cotati.
George Barich, who describes himself as a former newspaper editor, attended an April 2014 City Council meeting where he called city Planning Commissioner Neil Hancock a “liar,” to which Hancock retorted, “You’re the liar,” according to Barich’s January lawsuit in Federal Court. Continue reading “Police Chief & City Settle ‘Liar’ Lawsuit”