Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)
A Central Arkansas judge dismissed Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s complaint against the state prison board Monday after a hearing in which the judge chided Griffin’s staff attorneys for wasting taxpayers’ money with the six-week lawsuit.
Griffin alleged last month that the Arkansas Board of Corrections violated the state Freedom of Information Act and improperly hired an outside attorney, Abtin Mehdizadegan. The suit was entangled in the ongoing dispute between the prison board and Griffin, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri.
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In December, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox gave Griffin and his staff 30 days to work with the Board of Corrections on an agreement with an outside attorney. Griffin said at the time that he would appeal the order, and on Monday, he said through a spokesperson that he plans to appeal Fox’s ruling to the Arkansas Supreme Court.