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September 18, 2012
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Family court wrongful termination suit begins

Jury selection got under way Monday in a whistle-blowing suit filed by former Family Court mediator Emily Gallup against Nevada County Superior Court. Gallup has alleged that she was wrongfully terminated after blowing the whistle on the court’s failure to follow state laws. The case is being heard in Sacramento County Superior Court, and Gallup estimated it could take two to four weeks to complete. “I want to call attention to the inner workings of the family court,” Gallup said in a prepared statement. “My department ignored the law and put children and parents in unsafe situations. When I tried …

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