A Gilbert resident and frequent critic of Mayor Brigette Peterson is part of two notices of claim against the town filed Monday related to his ejection from a September town council meeting.
Brandon Ryff, who has been a critic of the mayor since a Morrison Ranch apartment proposal came under scrutiny in 2019, is part of the two notices. A notice of claim can be a precursor to a lawsuit.
The first is an amended claim to one originally filed Oct. 20, in which Ryff, Ryan Handelsman and Joanne Terry say they were denied their First Amendment rights to protest when Peterson directed police to remove them from the Sept. 20, 2022, council meeting. The three were standing in the back holding signs that read “Stop Lying.” All three are parties to the notice of claim.
