"Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who has declined to take DiZoglio's side in the standoff with legislative leaders, moved to strike the lawsuit. Campbell accused the auditor of pursuing a "ploy" to "sidestep" the required approval from her office. She said that DiZoglio does not have the authority to file such a lawsuit and that her own office is the "gatekeeper" that determines when the state's intergovernmental legal disputes require a judicial resolution."
""The State Auditor cites no statute, constitutional provision, or other authority that would permit a single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to appoint a SAAG," Wendlandt wrote in the ruling. Wendlandt said that DiZoglio had not "shown good cause" for an extension and that the auditor's response to Campbell remains due on Thursday afternoon."
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is pursuing a lawsuit against legislative leaders to compel them to comply with an audit. Attorney General Andrea Campbell has moved to strike the lawsuit, arguing that DiZoglio lacks authority to file it without her office's approval and that the Attorney General serves as the "gatekeeper" for intergovernmental legal disputes. DiZoglio sought to hire outside counsel, claiming Campbell has a conflict of interest, but a Supreme Judicial Court justice denied this motion. The judge found no legal basis for appointing a special assistant attorney general and rejected DiZoglio's request for more time. DiZoglio must now respond to Campbell's motion to strike by Thursday.
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