Garrett v. Parton, et al.
MILTON JAMES GARRETT, in Behalf of Himself and the CITY OF ROANOKE RAPIDS and its TAXPAYERS Plaintiff v. RANDLE "RANDY" H. PARTON; RICHARD "RICK" G.WATSON; ERNEST C. PEARSON; MOONLIGHT BANDIT PRODUCTIONS, LLC; MOONLIGHT BANDIT PROPERTIES, LLC; FRIENDS OF MOONLIGHT BANDITS, LLC; MOONLIGHT BANDIT CONCESSIONS, LLC; MOONLIGHT BANDIT MERCHANDISING, LLC; NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION; AND NORTH CAROLINA'S NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP;
Case Status
| Current Status: | Closed |
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| Date Filed: | Jun 19th, 2008 |
| Last Action: | Sep 26th, 2008 |
| Court Filed In: | State (Halifax County) |
Case Summary
The lawsuit alleges that three individuals, including Randy Parton, and various businesses they worked through began scheming in 2004 to fraudulently lure a city into an agreement to build the Randy Parton Theater so that they could personally profit at the expense of taxpayers. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants made false statements, withheld material facts, breached their fiduciary duties to taxpayers, and ignored substantial conflicts of interest. The City of Roanoke Rapids issued $21.5 million in bonds to pay for the theater project which the defendants led the City to believe would bring much needed economic development to the struggling community. This scheme went undetected initially because of Amendment One, a law that did away with the right of the people to approve or disapprove the type of bonds used in this case. NCICL previously filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the adoption of Amendment One.
Documents Filed
| Document Title | Date Filed | Court | Download |
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| Ammended Complaint | 09/26/2008 | Halifax County Superior Court | PDF 9.8MB |
| Defendant's Motions to Dismiss Filed | 09/03/2008 | State (Halifax) | PDF 9.8MB |
| Complaint and Petition for Declaratory Judgment | 06/19/2008 | State (Halifax County) | PDF 90KB |