SHARON LEWIS FILES PETITION TO REMOVE JUDGE BEAU HIGGINBOTHAM FROM LAWSUIT FOR RACIAL BIAS AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE LAW

LEWIS AND HER ATTORNEY FACE AN UNPRECEDENTED HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN SANCTIONS

Sharon Lewis filed a petition on Sunday, January 7, 2024, requesting Judge Beau Higginbotham remove himself from her state lawsuit against Louisiana State University, LSU for disregarding two federal court rulings and federal trial testimony that proved former LSU Coach Les Miles sexually harassed and bribed a student for silence and then had Miles’ lawyer and the Taylor Porter firm conceal the documents for eight years.

The motion comes on the heels of Higginbotham’s recent ruling of $199,000 in sanctions against Lewis and her lawyer for filing claims of RICO, the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act.

“Ms Lewis and I have been sanctioned almost $200k for proving Les Miles was a sexual predator who broke the law to cover up his sexual misconduct,” said Attorney English. “Higginbotham should not only be recused from this case but be removed from the bench for his conduct in this case.”

Higginbotham’s latest ruling brings the total amount of sanctions against Lewis and attorney English to an unprecedented $529,000. Ms. Lewis and Mr. English were sanctioned $337,000 by Judge Tim Kelley, whom Higginbotham replaced after he retired in 2022.

Miles and his attorney filed sanctions against Ms. Lewis and Attorney English following Kelly’s retirement.

Miles’ attorney, Peter Ginsberg, released the following statement via email on January 5, 2024:

“Coach Miles led LSU in 2016, having made lifelong friends, built a strong and vibrant football program, and established a record of integrity.  The last three years have been spent fighting unscrupulous and hurtful accusations brought by a person whom he once considered a friend, Sharon Lewis, and orchestrated by an attorney, Larry English, who has set records for defeats and admonishments from both federal and state courts.  Today’s decision, awarding sanctions to Coach Miles in the amount of $200,000, which includes $25,000 in punitive damages reflecting the bad faith underlying the accusations, and against Lewis and English, does little to ease the pain but hopefully serves as a powerful reminder that truth and integrity count.  All allegations in both federal court and state court against Coach Miles have been dismissed.  Today’s sanctions award is a fighting end to a sad chapter in Coach Miles’ and LSU’s history but, throughout this unfair and hurtful saga, Coach Miles has acted with dignity and decency, and he is perhaps most proud of that. Making false accusations and grabbing headlines is easy; fortunately, the justice system here has exposed the accusations for what they are, and a just punishment has now been imposed in response.”

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