SOUTH PLAINFIELD – A borough police captain's whistleblower lawsuit alleging misconduct by Police Chief James Parker will procced.
Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas on April 14 denied a motion by the chief, the borough and the police department to dismiss Capt. Charles Siedenburg’s lawsuit, following oral arguments the day before, according to court documents.
Rivas also denied Siedenburg's request for attorney fees related to having to respond to the defendants’ motion.
No trial date in the case has been set.
Late last year Siedenburg, a long-time police captain, filed a civil lawsuit accusing Parker of engaging in sexual acts with several female police department and borough employees, including a former police dispatcher, while on duty and at a security detail at the Regal Cinema.
Kluger Healy LLC, attorneys for Parker, the borough and police department, argued in court papers that the litigation between the chief and captain stems from a personal dispute between them, specifically that Siedenburg wants Parker gone so he can become the borough's next police chief.
Parker became provisional police chief in 2010 and chief Jan. 1, 2011.
According to court documents, Siedenburg's plan to oust Parker includes reporting the chief allegedly misused his emails and computer, to visit pornographic websites, and engaged in sexual relationships with co-workers.
"However, try as he might, (Siedenburg) has not been able to convince anyone of Parker’s alleged wrongdoings," court...
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that the entire press conference conducted by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi was based on material supplied by ...