Paeth vs. Worth is a precedent setting legal case, being one of the largest procedural due process and First Amendment retaliation verdicts rendered in the nation. It is the largest such verdict ever handed down in the Eastern District of Michigan in the United States Federal Court system. Wonder why? Read Judge Lawson's opinion that espouses just how egregious and "ham-handed" the actions of Clerk Marcy Bartniczak and other responsible Worth Township officials were. The township board just decided to spend even more of our tax dollars by taking the Paeth case to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Now that the jury has spoken, and after reading Judge Lawson's strong opinion about their "ham-handed" actions, do our officials really think that they are going to win this case on appeal? If you don't have the stomach to wade through all the details, the files have been highlighted and annotated with my comments in text boxes to help focus in on the key issues. Click on the links to access:

• Paeth vs. Worth Complaint

• Judge Lawson's April 2010 Opinion

• Judge Lawson's August 2010 Opinion

• Judge Lawson's August 2010 Judgement Order

• Judge Lawson's November 2010 Order Denying new trial

• Judge Lawson's Order on Attorney fees

• Judge Lawson's Order Compelling Special Tax Assessment: This is what mandates the "Marcy Tax"

• Paeth Case Depositions

• Worth Taxpayers Home
• Bartniczak's Legacy
• 2 Trustees Resign!
• Election Results
• Worth Sewer Debacle
• Bartniczak Recall
• Worth News 2011
• Worth News 2010
• Worth TWP Events
• Worth TWP Audit
• Paeth v. Worth
  • Paeth Depositions
• Gilbert v. Bartniczak
• Worth Board Duties
• Worth TWP Insurance
• Worth TWP Blog
• Worth TWP Links
• Contact Page

Did you know the township board failed to secure adequate liability protection that would have insulated taxpayers from such litigation?