LePage seeks to keep his lawsuit against Mills alive after she takes office

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/12/18/lepage-asks-court-for-more-time-to-press-appeal-in-case-against-mills/

AUGUSTA – Republican Gov. Paul LePage wants his successor, Democrat Janet Mills, to continue pursuing a lawsuit he filed against her alleging she abused her authority as the state’s attorney general when she joined a federal lawsuit targeting the Trump administration in 2017.

LePage’s office said Tuesday that he has filed a motion with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to extend the deadline in his appeal of the lawsuit against Mills, who is still attorney general. If the motion is granted, it will keep the lawsuit alive after Mills is sworn in.

Mills joined California and other states in September 2017 in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. She was among at least 20 attorneys general nationwide to challenge the decision in two lawsuits.

LePage then filed his own lawsuit in October 2017, arguing that Mills had acted without getting required permission from the Maine Legislature or the governor’s office. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy issued an order in October in Mills’ favor. LePage then appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

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What an asshole - sheesh

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Do I have this straight-- Gov. LePage sued AG Mills over the DACA lawsuit...

Now that it's Gov. Mills, and ex-Gov. LePage, he's trying to force her to sue herself?

[jpak]

2. Yup

Just plain old LePage mendacity.

I hope he gets stuck with a bigly legal bill from this.

[mercuryblues]

3. He is suing because she didn't get permission

to sue, from the legislature or the Governor's office. All she has to do in January is give herself permission.