SMITHFIELD – A lawsuit was filed this afternoon (Tuesday) against the Johnston County Board of Education and School Board Chair Lyn Andrews.
School board member Michelle Antoine of Clayton filed the lawsuit in Johnston County Superior Court. After the lawsuit was filed, her attorney, Steven Walker, filed a motion to temporarily have the civil complaint sealed.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Lock signed the order sealing the complaint and related motions, and any temporary restraining order entered in the matter, according to online court records.
According to a Motion to Seal Complaint filed by Antoine’s attorney, “The document that plaintiff request to be sealed is the document filed in this matter provisionally under seal captioned: Verified Complaint: “Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Preliminary Injunction” and any Temporary Restraining Order entered in response to that filing.”
“Sealing of these documents is warranted because the filing contains information that, the release of which, would constitute a publishing of defamatory material against plaintiff and would irreparably harm plaintiff. There is no reasonable alternative to sealing the document, as it is the only alternative that prevents further harm against plaintiff.”
“The document should be made available to counsel of record, and may be made available to the parties, with strict confidentiality in place. The document should be sealed until further order of the Court, but at least until a hearing on plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction is decided by the court,” according to the three-page document.
No additional information about the lawsuit, or what it involves, has been disclosed.
The Johnston County School Board is scheduled to meet this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4:00pm for their regularly scheduled meeting.
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This story has been updated
You can’t fix crazy.
If you’re ashamed of a document that you filed with the court and want it hidden from public view, maybe you really shouldn’t have filed the court case. #SueSueSue
Tell the truth… You are usually right one with your comments. On this, if I filed a lawsuit against these players, I wouldn’t want them to get it out either. They can’t be trusted, and still have some still on the board.
@concerned: Sorry, but I disagree. “Secret” filings only serve to breed distrust. If you’re afraid to publicly say something, maybe that should tell you something.
Clown Show after clown show. Whats next for JCPS.
Folks you guys needs to remember that Ma Andrews is the one along with the “teachers union teacher-Terri Sessoms” and $180-K-Carroll and “Man of God-Mike Wooten” that kept your children suffocating in those dam masks! With the help of our Terry”Judas” Tippett they are coming back with all those Covid-19 restrictions and are not giving up to where the 8 or 10 million dollars went to come Hell or High Water?
https://jocoreport.com/johnston-county-schools-facing-10-million-budget-shortfall/
As I said, you can’t fix crazy. At least Fruit Loop is self aware as evidenced by the name.
Folks, I have had a call and have been reminded that I am to refer to Mike Wooten as MIKE “SUPERBOWl1987”Wooten!!! I think I rather have that request than a cease and desist letter!!!
Fruit Loop, You are correct. This board is shady and they want everyone that is not with them out. . Big disappointments. Always wondered what they did with that money.
The board has been a mess since Fred B retired (of blessed memory). Vote them all out. Well anyone but that ruck mercier creep.
Lynn andrews has disappointed me!
Sounded like a Cat Fight 🙀
“C c c c c cat fight” Kramer
JCPS continues to be an embarrassment. It doesn’t seem to matter who gets voted onto the board, endless S&!#Show.
Some leftists on the board haven’t been playing nice
The whole Board is an advertisement for Charter Schools.
EPIC response. Public schools are a disgrace
Our schools are in trouble, lack of student accountability, teachers leaving, good leadership lacking, and out of control parents. Now we have a difunctional board that is a disaster and no help to our schools. Leadership from top down is a mess. I also would love to know what happened to the 10 million budget shortfall. Until we get answers this will never go away.
https://jocoreport.com/johnston-county-schools-facing-10-million-budget-shortfall/
@JudyC if our schools are in trouble, why is it that are schools and students excel. Apparently you didn’t read two articles down. Maybe just maybe the School Board, Principal’s, Teacher’s are doing an excellent job in the the face of all the political BS they have to deal with. I for one praise them for their commitment that allows students to excel.
https://jocoreport.com/data-shows-jcps-students-and-schools-continue-to-excel/
“Our” not “are” schools. Epic
I can see by last meeting of board. 5 on one side and 2 on the other. I wish I would have voted differently.
This is what happens when you allow the school board to become a political stepping stone. It’s time for Ron Johnson and Michelle Antoine to go. They are cost the JOCO taxpayers to much money.
Michelle Antoine is Ronald Johnson puppet, when the smoke clears his fingerprints will be on this action.
I know what’s going on, LA and KC and MW are up to their old tricks, they did it to one now they’re trying to do it again.
They deserve it. Antoine, Donovan and Johnson should be no where near the school board.
All 3 of them need to a tippet helped get them there there is your ADT