In a series of posts, I wrote about the previous abuses of power by Mohave Republican Chair and County Assessor Jeanne Kentch. Also in that discussion was Kentch’s failed attempt to abuse her power and target Mohave PCs shot down by a UNANIMOUS Board of Supervisors vote. Now we return to what originally started the exposure of Kentch’s corruption, the bogus lawfare and censoring of free speech.
On the same evening her political opponent won an election for District 2 by a 2/3rds vote landslide, Kentch served Misty Devenney, Donna Ramirez, and Christina Dumal with Injunctions against workplace harassment. One of the major problems with this, is that the alleged workplace harassment must happen within the “employer’s property”. A.R.S. 12-1810 frequently mentions “employer’s property” and is interpreted to mean any harassment must happen in the office/workplace; in this case the BHC GOP office on Hancock Rd.
Christina Dumal confirms “the dates for Misty and me were 7/10-7/17. The dates for Donna were 7/16-7/17. I wasn’t in the office during the stated times, and Misty was only in there for a prayer mtg after the office was closed. Donna wasn’t in the office either during those times.”
Now let us look in the Statute again. A.R.S. 12-1810 Section T #2 Defines harassment this way:
2. “Harassment” means a single threat or act of physical harm or damage or a series of acts over any period of time that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed or annoyed and includes unlawful picketing, trespassory assembly, unlawful mass assembly, concerted interference with lawful exercise of business activity and engaging in a secondary boycott as defined in section 23-1321 and defamation in violation of section 23-1325.
The bogus filing by Kentch fails in every way possible. There was no “threat or act of physical harm”. Nor has any claims of defamation been proved.
The Mohave County Chair has engaged in further games, including bringing in Phoenix high-powered Attorney Timothy LaSota. LaSota has requested multiple delays and made several questionable maneuvers. Read for yourself in Dumal’s own words:
“My hearing was to follow Misty’s but the JoP, Dave Huerta, had a criminal case that he needed to attend to. LaSota tried to pull a fast one stating that he could use the evidence from Misty’s case in my case and we could get my hearing over with quickly. I objected stating that Misty and I weren’t co-defendants. He backed off. In the injunction that Kentch completed it specifically states that the court can only consider the dates and info she submitted. I took the opportunity to ask the JoP about this statement. He said yes that was all that the court could look at. I then asked him why they didn’t do that in Misty’s case as they talked about everything they could outside of these dates. He told me that she didn’t object which was bs as she objected numerous times but he overruled her and she became intimidated. Furthermore, both the JoP and Lasota elaborated on the McDonalds example stating that McDonalds could not get an injunction against an employee who was standing on Beale Street complaining about McDonalds as the employee was outside the workplace and had free speech. The injunction had to be due to an incident within the workplace. At that point my hearing was set to be continued on 8/21 at 9 AM. Several days after Misty’s hearing it dawned on me that I hadn’t even been to the GOP office since July 7th. As such I added an addendum to my response on July 16th at 2 PM stating that fact and asking for a dismissal of my case.
At 5PM LaSota sent a request for a continuance stating that Kentch was going to be out of town until 9/1. The following day on the 17th I found out that Misty and me were on the 8/21 MC BOS agenda to be removed as PCs (item 8). At that point I adamantly objected to the continuance as Kentch wasn’t out of town, she was in Kingman. JoP continued my hearing to 8/29. Several days later it was once again continued to 9/7 due to court error. Last Friday, 8/25, LaSota asked for another continuance as he stated that he would be out of town on 9/7 & 9/8. I objected as that will be the 4th continuance. I’ll know something this week.”
Multiple request for comment from Chair Jeanne Kentch and the Mohave Republican Committee via multiple avenues have been ignored.