Delaware County Amy Merklen and deer in floodlights - who knows New York Times v Sullivan better?

Just a couple of short illustrations of the litigation prowess and philosophy of Delaware County Attorney (NY) Amy Merklen.

I wonder when taxpayers and voters of Delaware County would finally rebel and require her removal from office.  Longtime overdue.

An alternative CPLR course is offered by Delaware County's litigation counsel Frank W. Miller at taxpayers' expense - the frivolous use of the CPLR

The course is short.

If you see The Frivolous Being using the CPLR - catch her and sanction her!

And a yet another Miller's requests for sanctions (rejected as a late filing)! And it is not even Friday night yet!

It looks like Delaware County litigation counsel Frank W. Miller is seriously going bonkers.  Now is seriously trying to justify to the court that it is ok to execute (sorry - just sanction) my husband for association for the likes of me, who filed a grievance complaint against him - I wrote about it here.

I now have serious concern about Mr. Miller's well-being.

Maybe - time to retire?  Unlimited Scotch does that to people.

Is talking out of both sides of your mouth (and under oath, too) a good thing, Town of Delhi Supervisor Maya Boukai?

I am currently suing the Town of Delhi, NY - as a property owner and taxpayer - to invalidate the 2026 Town budget.  

Just received a verified Answer by Town of Delhi Supervisor Maya Boukai - sworn in the form of an affidavit.

Found a lot of interesting things.

First of all - the Town of Delhi, at the same time, 

• just published the tentative assessment roll of 2026 listing me as owner of multiple properties within the Town of Delhi - which the Town of Delhi assessed (and I am suing the Town of Delhi for that assessment since 2024: a stop occupancy order on the door - and tax-assessed as hale and hearty fully functional family residence/ office);

and

• the Town Supervisor Maya Boukai submitted to the court, under the penalty of perjury, a statement that she "lacks information to form a belief" whether I am or am not the owner of several properties in the Town of Delhi.

So - I am confused: will Boukai tax-assess me this year or not?

Or is it Boukai confused about my property ownership while taxing me and being sued for wrongfully taxing me - and unlawfully exceeding the tax levy cap?

Here is a summary of what she is saying.  Idk - she is REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, FOR GOD'S SAKE!  Do lawyers for the Town of Delhi even think what they put before the court - a false sworn statement (and that's just one of them!)

If Boukai is THAT confused - what is she doing as the Town's Chief Executive Officer?

Why is Frank "The Procedural Drama Queen" Miller, Esq. after me with harassment in court? - Easy-peasy. I FOUND something - the WELCOME RICH NEIGHBOR POLICY IN THE POVERTY STRICKEN TOWN OF HAMDEN

Here is what I found:

And this is the Delaware County litigation counsel's reaction to it:

By trying to have all kinds of courts in all kinds of cases for all kinds of reasons to rain fire and brimstone on me, he - doth - protest - too much.

You know why?

His client Wayne Marshfield is LYING to the public - there is no such thing as 20% equal assessment across the board in the POOR (Census) Town of Hamden.

There is instead a WELCOME, RICH NEIGHBOR policy where those same properties recently sold "for big bucks" (Marshfield's statement to the public, not mine) that Marshfield is using as a justification for a 20% tax assessment, are then given HUGE tax breaks - reaching 81% BELOW the sale property value.

Marshfield is this shifting the tax burden to locals and ROBBING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS of taxes.

Taxpayers of the Town of Hamden - file grievances with the Town Board of Assessment review by the Grievance Day - May 26, 2026!!! 

FOR INEQUALITY OF TAX ASSESSMENTS!!!

CONTESTING SUPERVISOR MARSHFIELD'S not-too-little WELCOME, RICH NEIGHBOR policy at the expense of the locals!!!!