Friday, November 9, 2012
Judge rules Lexus Project, group that filed lawsuit against township, does not have ownership of the dog
A judge threw out Friday a $1 million civil action lawsuit against the township of Bloomfield that would have brought Memphis the pit bull one step closer to being adopted. Judge Walter Koprowski dismissed the suit, filed by the Lexus Project on behalf of dog trainers Jeff and Diana Coltenback, after he ruled the Lexus Project did not have legal ownership of Memphis. The Lexus Project, a non-profit legal defense organization for dogs, had asked in its lawsuit that Memphis be placed in the care of Robin Mittasch, a trustee and co-founder of the project, Bloomfield Life previously reported. The suit also requested an injunction prohibiting the township from euthanizing, selling or transferring the dog. "It seems to me that in order for the …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Dog trainer accepts Bloomfield health officer's radio show challenge, so long as he can adopt Memphis
A concession has been made that could end the months-long drama surrounding Memphis the pit bull that's gripped the entire township of Bloomfield. Dog trainer Jeff Coltenback has agreed to drop all litigation so long as he and wife Diana are allowed to adopt Memphis. The compromise was offered after he and Bloomfield Health Officer Mike Fitzpatrick were guests on internet radio talk show "Ask Sue" last Saturday. During the three-hour show, Fitzpatrick challenged Coltenback to take seven other dogs, including some pit bulls, that have been housed at the town's animal shelter for six months. "Instead of fighting over one dog, let's look at the masses of dogs that we have, that society has, that need to be dealt with in a positive way …" said…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Bloomfield Board of Health lawyer blasts town council for proposing to draft settlement in Memphis the pit bull predicament
The latest in the Memphis the pit bull saga has the Bloomfield council and Board of Health (BOH) once again pitted against each other. In a letter dated Oct. 1 and addressed to Mayor Raymond McCarthy, BOH attorney Ronald J. Ricci accused the council of "overstepping its boundaries and passing resolutions which support a group who is threatening and defaming public employees and the animal shelter under the control of the Bloomfield Board of Health." The council last week passed a resolution proposing the township's attorney draft some sort of settlement, Bloomfield Life reported, to end a months-long feud between the township, BOH and dog trainers Jeff and Diana Coltenback, who wish to adopt the dog. Memphis, a gold-colored pit bull found …
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