A JUDGE HAS DISMISSED SOME CLAIMS IN FORMER DUBOIS POLICE CHIEF BLAINE CLARK’S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY AND SEVERAL FORMER OFFICIALS.  OBJECTIONS WERE FILED STRIKING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AND PENNSYLVANIA’S WHISTLEBLOWER LAW.  THE COURT ALLOWED OTHER CLAIMS TO MOVE FORWARD INCLUDING ALLEGATIONS OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, INTERFERENCE WITH A CONTRACT AND CIVIL CONSPIRACY.  CLARK WAS FIRED IN APRIL OF 2024 FOLLOWING A 3-2 VOTE BY CITY COUNCIL.  HIS DISMISSAL CAME AFTER ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF DUSTIN ROY RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS CONDUCT IN OFFICE.