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"A former clerk for a Jefferson County official is suing the county and the man she worked for, alleging she was terminated for reporting an alteration of governmental records.&nbsp;<br /><br />Lisa Schaver Harris filed the suit against the county and Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Brad Burnett on Nov. 1 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /><br />According to the lawsuit, Schaver was employed as chief clerk for Burnett. She claims she was terminated after she reported&nbsp;that Burnett allegedly altered government records.<br /><br />&ldquo;Defendants violated plaintiff&rsquo;s rights to protected speech when she was terminated for having reported Burnett&rsquo;s altering death certificates as related to causes of death to the third persons (Carey) Erickson (human resources director) and the District Attorney,&rdquo; the suit states.<br /><br />&ldquo;Defendants are not entitled to any immunities &hellip; having acted with callous disregard of the rights of plaintiff.&rdquo;<br /><br />Schaver is asking the court to reinstate her to her position and grant an injunction against the county prohibiting officials from violating her rights.<br /><br />Missouri City attorney Larry Watts represents her.<br /><br />Judge Bob Wortham, 58<sup>th</sup> District Court, is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. A193-540</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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