May 28 2008
Judge Allows Civil Suit Against Nifong
RALEIGH — Judge William L. Stocks of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Tuesday ruled to allowing three former Duke lacrosse players to pursue a civil lawsuit against former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Stocks lifted a stay that had protected Nifong as he moved through bankruptcy proceedings. Stocks said in his ruling Tuesday that his court didn’t have jurisdiction to hear the claims involved in the case.
Nifong pursued false rape charges against Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann until state prosecutors declared the players innocent last year.
The chickens have come home to roost. I love watching justice unfold before our very eyes. I hope Nifong is ruined in the same way he tried to ruin the lives of these three guys.
