LANSING, Mich. – Documents filed last month with the State of Michigan Court of Claims could lead to a lawsuit on behalf of former state representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat.
The document claims that the Republican controlled House “falsely imprisoned” and “falsely arrested” both Courser and Gamrat during the 16 hour Sept. 11 session last year. The session ended with Courser resigning and Gamrat being ousted in a House vote.
“It basically provided notice to state government that there’s a potential complaint coming in regards to the actions of the folks in government,” Courser said.
Courser did not confirm or deny whether he and Gamrat plan to sue the Michigan House of Representatives, but the notice preserves their right to do so.
“They claimed I was thrown out of office because I misused thousands of state dollars which of course has been shown to be absolutely false,” Courser said. “The attorney general didn’t bring any charges against me for misuse of state resources which there weren’t any and so the lies have been told time and again in regards to this case and the protection which has been given to some of the folks who did actually misuse state resources in an effort to get us expelled and who broke numerous state laws, but the state police refuses to investigate.”
Both Courser and Gamrat are facing felony charges stemming from their attempt to cover up their affair.