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I was unable to obtain legal counsel in both the Federal and State cases, as attorneys
were afraid that representing me would hurt their practice. Therefore, I proceeded pro
se. My husband, now retired Cobb County Police Detective Charles Spann, joined me in
the Superior Court Case. He joined because Judge Mary Staley also attempted to get
him terminated from his law enforcement position by falsely stating my husband
had “stalked" her. He was eventually cleared by his department, but his reputation had
been tarnished.
My husband and I would not learn until 2007 what may have been Staley’s motivation. In
2007, Staley’s sister, Linda Staley-Clark, a principal at a local middle school, was
arrested and charged with forgery stemming from false affidavits she wrote in 2003 in the
names of other people without their knowledge. Staley-Clark was also charged with lying
to a GBI agent during the investigation. Also in 2003, Staley-Clark’s husband was
arrested on domestic warrants issued by the Magistrate Court and was held by that court
(headed by Cox) on either no bond or a substantially high bond. Judge Staley testified
against her brother-in-law at the bond hearing. Four years later, the District Attorney
would bring criminal perjury/forgery charges against Staley-Clark who was forced to
resign and subsequently sentenced on these charges.
I believe Staley helped Cox take my job in exchange for favors detrimental to the
brother-in-law. Cox’s harassment of me was simultaneous to the brother-in-law’s
contact with the criminal justice system.
Returning to facts regarding the Tortious Interference with Employment suit, a retired
judge, Robert Walther of the Rome Judicial Circuit was appointed. He at that point made
himself a part of this cover-up by stating he would not allow me to bring in witnesses, and
that he would make his final ruling solely on affidavits.
In the end, he totally disregarded my sworn affidavits which affirmed there were
Superior Court Judges who stated that Cox did not have the authority to terminate
me. Walther also failed to recognize the clearest evidence I had (documentation from the
Georgia Supreme Court indicating this). Instead, he opted to make Cox’s affidavit and
Judge Staley’s unsworn and false memo to Cox a part of the Court’s final ruling.
The most egregious act by Judge Walther against me came when he allowed opposing
counsel to obstruct the discovery phase, allowing time to run out before the Superior
Court Judges had answered key interrogatory questions, particularly the issue of
authority.
Walther dismissed my case, but three weeks after signing the dismissal, signed a written
order, directing all defendants to answer the interrogatories. It was too late. Walther sent
the original copy of the order to opposing counsel to be filed with the Court Clerk. The
attorney, George Weaver, sent it back to Judge Walther asserting he was not under any
legal obligation to comply since the judge had already dismissed the case. The original
order was never filed with the court record.
My husband and I appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals. Our case was assigned to
judges Ellington, Blackburn, and Miller. After several months of receiving no word on the
outcome and filing numerous briefs, we received a one page document from the Court of
Appeals, upholding Walther’s decision. Again, an incorrect dismissal and injustice
despite adequately showing proof using the Supreme Court’s documents as well as
an admission by Cox obtained in his federal deposition, whereby he admitted
Pretrial Services was not under Magistrate Court during my employment. Further,
there was no mention by the Appeals Court of the erroneous post-act by Judge
Walther ordering critical information after dismissing the case.
were afraid that representing me would hurt their practice. Therefore, I proceeded pro
se. My husband, now retired Cobb County Police Detective Charles Spann, joined me in
the Superior Court Case. He joined because Judge Mary Staley also attempted to get
him terminated from his law enforcement position by falsely stating my husband
had “stalked" her. He was eventually cleared by his department, but his reputation had
been tarnished.
My husband and I would not learn until 2007 what may have been Staley’s motivation. In
2007, Staley’s sister, Linda Staley-Clark, a principal at a local middle school, was
arrested and charged with forgery stemming from false affidavits she wrote in 2003 in the
names of other people without their knowledge. Staley-Clark was also charged with lying
to a GBI agent during the investigation. Also in 2003, Staley-Clark’s husband was
arrested on domestic warrants issued by the Magistrate Court and was held by that court
(headed by Cox) on either no bond or a substantially high bond. Judge Staley testified
against her brother-in-law at the bond hearing. Four years later, the District Attorney
would bring criminal perjury/forgery charges against Staley-Clark who was forced to
resign and subsequently sentenced on these charges.
I believe Staley helped Cox take my job in exchange for favors detrimental to the
brother-in-law. Cox’s harassment of me was simultaneous to the brother-in-law’s
contact with the criminal justice system.
Returning to facts regarding the Tortious Interference with Employment suit, a retired
judge, Robert Walther of the Rome Judicial Circuit was appointed. He at that point made
himself a part of this cover-up by stating he would not allow me to bring in witnesses, and
that he would make his final ruling solely on affidavits.
In the end, he totally disregarded my sworn affidavits which affirmed there were
Superior Court Judges who stated that Cox did not have the authority to terminate
me. Walther also failed to recognize the clearest evidence I had (documentation from the
Georgia Supreme Court indicating this). Instead, he opted to make Cox’s affidavit and
Judge Staley’s unsworn and false memo to Cox a part of the Court’s final ruling.
The most egregious act by Judge Walther against me came when he allowed opposing
counsel to obstruct the discovery phase, allowing time to run out before the Superior
Court Judges had answered key interrogatory questions, particularly the issue of
authority.
Walther dismissed my case, but three weeks after signing the dismissal, signed a written
order, directing all defendants to answer the interrogatories. It was too late. Walther sent
the original copy of the order to opposing counsel to be filed with the Court Clerk. The
attorney, George Weaver, sent it back to Judge Walther asserting he was not under any
legal obligation to comply since the judge had already dismissed the case. The original
order was never filed with the court record.
My husband and I appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals. Our case was assigned to
judges Ellington, Blackburn, and Miller. After several months of receiving no word on the
outcome and filing numerous briefs, we received a one page document from the Court of
Appeals, upholding Walther’s decision. Again, an incorrect dismissal and injustice
despite adequately showing proof using the Supreme Court’s documents as well as
an admission by Cox obtained in his federal deposition, whereby he admitted
Pretrial Services was not under Magistrate Court during my employment. Further,
there was no mention by the Appeals Court of the erroneous post-act by Judge
Walther ordering critical information after dismissing the case.
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