CITY OF SEATTLE

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

What Happened?
Acting within the scope of employment for the City of Seattle, and utilizing and abusing
his position of power, Mayor Ed Murray falsely and defamatorily accused Mr. Heckard, a
gay man, of participating in an anti-gay right wing conspiracy along with other victims
including Jeff Simpson and Lloyd Anderson. It was recently confirmed that there was no
conspiracy and Mayor Murray fabricated these allegations for political gain and in order to
silence Mr. Heckard, and other victims. Mayor Murrays lawyers and Spokesman, Jeff
Reading, participated in making the defamatory allegations and accusations during various
press conferences over a period of months.