Sheriff lawsuit transferred to Sullivan County for ?
A Grafton County sheriff dispute has moved into Sullivan County court, where the next filings and hearings will enter the local public record.
A lawsuit between Grafton County Sheriff Jillian Myers and her predecessor has been transferred to Sullivan County, shifting a Grafton County power struggle into another county’s court system.
Myers, who was elected Grafton County sheriff in 2024, filed a civil lawsuit in Grafton County Superior Court earlier this month alleging discriminatory, harassing and retaliatory behavior by former sheriff Jeff Stiegler. The transfer means Sullivan County judges and court staff may now handle the next round of filings, motions and hearings, even though the dispute grew out of Grafton County government.
That matters in practical terms because court assignment shapes where the public record is built. Once the case is active in Sullivan County, the filings, orders and hearing dates tied to the dispute will be part of the local courthouse record there, and any testimony that develops will play out in a Sullivan County courtroom. For residents who follow county government, the move also places another public dispute on a court calendar that already carries routine civil and criminal work.
The underlying fight reaches beyond one sheriff and one predecessor. A New Hampshire Supreme Court order in case No. 2024-0345, Jeffrey F. Stiegler v. Grafton County Commissioners, issued on March 28, 2025, identified Stiegler as the former High Sheriff of Grafton County and dealt with the dismissal of his complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief. Together, the two cases point to a longer argument over authority, county administration and how decisions made in the sheriff’s office are challenged after a change in leadership.
Grafton County’s sheriff’s office is listed at 3785 Dartmouth College Hwy. in North Haverhill, and the county website names Myers as sheriff. Sullivan County has its own sheriff’s office, which underscores why the transfer changes the setting of the case without changing its origins. For Sullivan County, the immediate impact is procedural, but the broader question is how county officials preserve records, defend their actions and resolve internal disputes once they become public litigation.
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