Among other allegations in the complaint, Jamie Robinson, of Hamilton County, claims Carruthers breached an oral contract and “made promises … to induce her into not disclosing an illegal adoption contract.”
Now attorney Chris Wiest, who represents Robinson, said Carruthers failed to respond to the initial complaint. Attorney Richard Hyde represents Carruthers.
“We responded to the initial complaint with our motion to dismiss,” Hyde said.
Hyde said he’ll respond to the Wiest’s motion once he receives it.
According to court documents, Robinson claimed in her lawsuit filed in February Carruthers failed to live up to a promise she would provide Robinson a home in exchange for giving up her twins for Carruthers to adopt.
Robinson said Carruthers, in a March 2018 phone conversation, reaffirmed the decade-old alleged promise which “brought back, literally, the wounds of the past,” causing her to “relive the entire ordeal.”
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Robinson claims Carruthers is liable for more than $480,000.
Wiest said the attempt to dismiss, and trying to seek sanctions, “is just the latest effort by Ms. Carruthers decade-long scheme to bully my client.”
Carruthers, in a prepared statement earlier this year, called the lawsuit “heinous,” and said it “would be detrimental to her children.” She also claims Robinson is attempting to “extort money” from her and she “will not be bullied.”
The civil case is scheduled to go to trial in August 2020. Carruthers is up for re-election in November 2020.
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