A federal civil law suit has been filed against District Attorney Jason Walsh and President Judge John DiSalle. Washington attorney Noah Geary filed the lawsuit claiming that his client Elijah White had his civil rights violated when he was held in contempt of court after a hearing that was held on January 29, 2022. Walsh called White as a witness in a preliminary hearing for Keandre Crews and Marissa Spencer. They were allegedly involved in the shooting and body dump of Jaisen Irwin outside of Bob’s Tavern in Finleyville in October of 2022. During the preliminary hearing, White, on advice of his lawyer, invoked his fifth amendment rights to not answer questions on multiple occasions. Geary maintains that DiSalle did not have jurisdiction in holding the hearing and the hearing should have been held in front of the judge scheduled to handle criminal cases. Geary claims comments made by Walsh during the preliminary hearing demonstrated that he did not care about White’s civil rights. A statement provided by DiSalle declined comment. Walsh characterized the suit as frivolous and an election ploy. White has an appeal of the contempt conviction pending in Pennsylvania Superior Court.