Judge axes Shepard’s claims against Correa Hemphill, other officials - Silvercity Daily Press

Judge axes Shepard’s claims against Correa Hemphill, other officials - Silvercity Daily Press

Former state Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, two state legislators and the state auditor have been dismissed as defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused them of conspiring in a vendetta against the former president of Western New Mexico University. Remaining as defendants in the lawsuit are the university and John Wertheim, vice chair of the WNMU Board of Regents. Former WNMU President Joseph Shepard’s attorneys have filed motions requestin…