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Scott, Cherokee County seek partial dismissal of Stephens’ lawsuit

Des Moines attorneys ask judge to toss libel, employee blacklisting and invasion of privacy charges

Posted 10/21/25

Attorneys for Sheriff Derek Scott and the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors have asked a judge to dismiss a portion of Jacqueline Stephens’ sprawling lawsuit over her firing last year. 

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