Monrovia, Liberia – A double writ has been issued by the Circuit Court of Montserrado, directing the former ruling party, CDC, to vacate their Congo Town headquarters. Martha Stubbiefield Bernard will then be in possession of the property, via Ebrima Varney Dempster, in accordance with the court’s ruling.
This comes after the Supreme Court’s earlier finding against the CDC, in which it upheld the decision of a lower court against the former ruling party in an ejectment action brought by Martha Stubblefield Bernard’s attorney, Ebrima Varney Dempster.
On March 7, 2024, Circuit Court Judge Golda Elliot issued a warrant of possession directing the Sheriff to remove the defendant’s Congress of Democratic Change from its headquarters.
The second writ from Judge Bonah Elliot directed the Sheriff to detain the defendants’ corporate officers and administrators if they did not pay the plaintiff over $54,000 in US dollars and over 13,000 in Liberian dollars as the property’s rental charge.
The judge’s order was part of an enforcement action against the late William Thomas Bernard’s interstate, which was represented by Archibald F. Bernard, Nancy Freddy Bernard Freeman, Murary Bernard, Vivian Bernard, William Bernard, Leona P. Bernard, and Congress for Democratic Change, which was represented by Nathaniel F. McGill, the chairman. The interstate of Martha Stubberfield Bernard was sued by this action, along with the late William Thomas Bernard.
The judge ordered the sheriff to take and put up for sale the defendants’ property, belongings, and chattels including the CDC in the Writ of Execution.
If the sheriff finds that US$54,170.00 and US$13,250, plus addition, are not available, the property should be seized and sold, per the order. If the sheriff is unable to locate any land, goods, or chattel, he must arrest the corporate officer and administrator of the CDC and bring them before the court to be dealt with by law.
The court stated that the CDC executives may receive a pardon if they paid the judgment’s amount or pledged property for sale to generate the required funds. In addition, the court requires the CDC to reimburse the plaintiff for her expenses after it has paid the sum specified in the decision.
The court further directed that the plaintiff receive possession of the property in accordance with her deeds in the separate Action of Ejectment, which was followed by a writ of possession.The land extends to Bernard Beach from the intersection of Tubman Boulevard in the southeast.
