Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sandra Lente, the personal representative of the estate of her daughter April Peterson, represented by Huffman & Monagle, LLC, has filed a lawsuit against the Board of CountyCommissioners for the County of Bernalillo. The lawsuit alleges severe negligence and violation of civil rights that led to the tragic and preventable death of Ms. Peterson in the…
Albuquerque, New Mexico – Seven members of the APD Academy training staff – Steve Martinez, Tillery Stahr, Lisa Neil, Shane Treadaway, Alix Emrich, James Jacoby, and Kelsey Lueckenhoff – have filed a lawsuit inthe Second Judicial District Court, alleging violations of the Whistleblower Protection Act in the form of retaliation motivated by nepotism. The lawsuit originates from a series of…
A lawsuit filed in New Mexico’s First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe accuses CYFD and the Bair Foundation of failing to protect a five-year-old boy from physical and sexual abuse in a treatment foster care home. The victim, referred to only as “A.T.,” is alleged to have suffered this abuse at the hands of two treatment foster care parents…
A survivor of clergy sexual abuse perpetrated by an Archdiocese of Santa Fe priest named Fr.Richard Spellman has filed a motion to force the Archdiocese of Santa Fe to fulfill a promise made to survivors as a condition of its exit from bankruptcy proceedings. As a condition of its exit from bankruptcy proceedings in 2023, the Archdiocese promised abuse survivors…