SANDPOINT — Bonner County attorney Scott Bauer has filed a tort claim last week against Mike Rosedale, claiming that statements the Bonner County clerk made in an email allegedly damaged his professional reputation.
Bauer filed the claim late last week after he alleged Rosedale acted “with actual malice, knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard of truth” and defamed the attorney. In the 13-page tort, Bauer requested damages in the amount of $500,00 for Rosedale’s conduct. A tort claim is the precursor to a lawsuit against a governmental agency or individual.
In the document, Bauer claims there was a coordinated effort between Rosedale and Bonner County commissioners Luke Omodt and Steve Bradshaw to defame him, forcing him to to file the claim.
On Oct. 17, the commissioners voted 2-1 to remove Bauer as legal counsel from the Bonner County Fair Board, allegedly stating a conflict of interest as the reason for doing so. Howevere, Bauer contends the vote was a form of “harassment and retaliation” against him.
Bauer alleged that Rosedale made claims in an email that Bauer was overseeing all legal…
