Oklahoma City attorney appeals ruling on citizen lawsuits
An Oklahoma City attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on his challenge of a state law that makes it more difficult for residents to sue to stop alleged government wrongdoing.
An Oklahoma City attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to weigh in on his challenge of a state law that makes it more difficult for residents to sue to stop alleged government wrongdoing.
Attorney Jerry Fent filed an appeal Monday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court after a district court judge rejected his initial challenge.
The law signed by Gov. Mary Fallin in 2011 changes the required signatures for so-called “qui tam” lawsuits from 10 taxpayers to 100 registered voters. The lawsuits are those filed by citizens in an effort to stop a questionable government action.
Fent says the bill unconstitutionally limits citizens' access to the courts.
The bill's author has said the intent is to keep a small group of disgruntled citizens from delaying government projects.
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