Mayor Fretti mentioned

a lawsuit against him and the city of Valdosta
that was dismissed.
Court records on that are available.

According to

Justia.com Dockets & Filings,
Catherine Leigh Touchton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit
30 May 2007 against John Fretti and the City of Valdosta
Georgia Middle District Court,
On 17 April 2009:

Court Opinion or Order ORDER directing judgment for defendants on federal
law claims. State law claims are dismissed without prejudice. Ordered
by Judge Hugh Lawson on 4/17/2009.

A dozen similar lawsuits

were filed the same day by
Karen Camion,
Faye Chachere,
Jesse Clark,
Callie Fielden,
Reggie Griffin,
Kathryn Harris,
Willie Head,
Joann Mosley,
George Rhynes,
Willie Roberson,
Floyd Rose,
and
Mary Sherman.
All appear to have had the same result.

Access to related documents is available by

registering with PACER.
They don’t charge until a user runs up a minimum amount of usage.

-jsq