Mayor sues himself

January 2, 2003

Edgewater, NJ Mayor files suit against himself

When Christiansen and Borough Council President Neda Rose voted as members of the Planning Board to sue the mayor and council in November over affordable housing, they ultimately wound up suing themselves.

And so far, Christiansen doesn't see anything wrong with trying to actively participate in both sides of the lawsuit, shrugging off the sputtered complaints of his political opponents.

"There is no conflict," he said Monday after a council meeting where he compared the legal bills from attorneys for both the plaintiffs and the defendants in the case.

New Jersey is certainly doing its part to keep America as litigious as possible. Litigious nature runs in family of frequent filer