MORGANTOWN – Currently the subject of a federal class action lawsuit, Monongalia County’s Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety Ordinance has resulted in a total of four tickets and four written warnings […]
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Partial summary judgment sought in county ‘panhandling’ suit
MORGANTOWN – Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Monongalia County Commissioners Jeff Arnett, Tom Bloom and Sean Sikora, and Sheriff Todd Forbes, have asked U.S. District […]
City panhandling lawsuit expected to be settled out of court
MORGANTOWN – Attorneys representing Anthony Rowand and the city of Morgantown anticipate a lawsuit brought in response to a since-repealed panhandling law will be settled out of court “imminently.” A […]
Court denies proposed settlement in city panhandling lawsuit
MORGANTOWN – The chief judge for the Northern District of West Virginia has denied the joint motion seeking approval of a class action settlement between Anthony Rowand and the city […]
City panhandling settlement working through legal process
MORGANTOWN — A proposed settlement regarding a since-repealed city panhandling ordinance continues to move through the legal process. Legal advocacy nonprofit Mountain State Justice filed a class action lawsuit on […]
Morgantown, Mountain State Justice agree to settle panhandling suit
MORGANTOWN — It appears the city of Morgantown and Anthony Rowand, through legal counsel from Mountain State Justice, have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit tied to the city’s […]
County asks judge to toss ‘panhandling’ lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — An attorney representing the three Monongalia County Commissioners as well as the county’s former sheriff has asked a judge to throw out the lawsuit challenging the legality of […]
Commissioners, sheriff sued over pedestrian safety ordinance
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioners Tom Bloom, Sean Sikora and Jeff Arnett, as well as Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer, have been named as defendants in a lawsuit challenging the […]
Encampment ban discussion on Tuesday’s city council agenda
MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole session. Included […]
Morgantown to consider repealing law at the center of federal lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council will consider repealing the “panhandling” ordinance that recently made the city the target of a federal lawsuit. On Friday, the city posted the agenda for […]
