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Get this vice mayor angry and he might sue
When a popular community blog wrote posts that criticized John Dubois, the vice mayor of Palmetto Bay, he sued.
When a village resident passed out fliers unfavorable to Dubois during the 2012 elections, he sued. When the county cited him for cutting down mangroves, he sued.
And when ethics investigators opined that Dubois committed ethical violations this year? Yep. He sued.
In the four years Dubois has been in office, he has sued at least 10 people or entities in four lawsuits. Some have called his suits legal bullying or frivolous, including a judge who ordered Dubois to pay the attorney’s fees of the person he sued.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article97976277.html
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