Dec 30, 2007 5:17 pm US/Eastern
AG Appeals House Clerk's Deposition
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ―
The Attorney General's Office is going to Maryland's highest court to try to block a deposition of the House of Delegates' chief clerk in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate taxes passed in last month's special session.
Attorneys representing Republicans want to question Mary Monahan, who records and validates House proceedings, about records kept during the session.
They say the Senate violated the constitution by adjourning too long without permission from the House.
Irwin Kramer, who is representing the GOP, says a deposition is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday in Easton.
Kramer said the state is simply trying to keep the facts from becoming public.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General's office says the attorney general's office also plans to file a motion challenging a Republican effort to block the tax increases from going into effect this week.
The Attorney General's Office is going to Maryland's highest court to try to block a deposition of the House of Delegates' chief clerk in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate taxes passed in last month's special session.
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