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Judge Julia B. Owdziej

County Circuit Court Judge Tosses $500M Suit Alleging Women Inmates “Injured” When Filmed During Strip Searches: “Psychological Distress Not Physical…

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 22, 2025

Note: Judge Owdziej presided over a FOIA lawsuit filed against Washtenaw County in 2024, and issued a final ruling in favor of the A2Indy in Jan. 2025. by P.D. Lesko A $500 million lawsuit alleging invasion of privacy, and emotional…

Ann Arbor Government

Proposals A & B Pass: Lawsuit Questioning Legality of Ballot Language Remains—A Quixotic Legal Battle

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 6, 2025

by P.D. Lesko After an expensive and bitter battle between the Library Green Conservancy, the AADL Board members and City Council members, on August 5, 2025 Proposals A (to revoke the 2018 Charter amendment which called for the creation…

County Government

County Has Paid Outside Law Firm Over $10K to Fight A2Indy’s FOIA Suit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 8, 2025

by P.D. Lesko On June 3, 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent filed a FOIA lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court against Washtenaw County. The suit was filed to compel the County to release the background check done on Sheriff’s…

County Government

County Asks Trial Court to Force A2Indy to Unpublish “County Sheriff and Dir. of Engagement Lied, Knew About Deputy’s Background Check Rape Investigations”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 18, 2024

by P.D. Lesko In the space of just a few weeks, the Washtenaw County Trial Court has been asked repeatedly by attorneys to sanction The Ann Arbor Independent for the publication of two investigative articles. In the latest instance,…

Courts

County Sheriff and Dir. of Engagement Lied, Knew About Deputy’s Background Check Rape Investigations

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2024

NOTE: This reporting was made possible by the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund. Donate today! by P.D. Lesko In March 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Washtenaw County for the…

Courts

Judge Refuses to Seal Greenhills Principal’s Case File: “Plaintiff Himself Widely Disseminated Information”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 14, 2024

by P.D. Lesko Read and download Judge Van den Bergh's three-page opinion below: Vandenbergh_OpinionDownload Peter B. Fayroian's word may be law of the land at the local private school (Greenhills) where he is the principal, but…

Courts

Judge Denies Requests to Stop A2 Indy’s Publication of “Greenhills Head of School Accused of Sexual Abuse.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 4, 2024

by P.D. Lesko Washtenaw County Trial Court records show that Greenhills Head of School Peter B. Fayroian, through his lawyer Andrew Bossory of Joshi Law, filed the first of two Ex Parte Motions on October 28, 2024 at 4 p.m. to ask a…

County Government

A2Indy Wins FOIA Suit: Judge Rules Background Check of Alleged Serial Rapist Hired as a Sheriff’s Deputy Must Be Released

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 22, 2024

by P.D. Lesko In June 2024, using money donated by readers to the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund, the newspaper filed suit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court to compel Washtenaw County to release Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo…

County Government

Judge Rules Against Washtenaw County’s Motion to Dismiss The A2Indy’s FOIA Suit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 18, 2024

by P.D. Lesko On Sept. 18, 2024 Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Julia B. Owdziej ruled against a Motion for Summary Disposition filed by the law firm of Miller Johnson, retained by Washtenaw County to defend against the A2Indy's…