Christian Sigman: His Actions Have Been Described by Others:
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Where it ended. In March 2022 a DeKalb County jury awarded $200,000 in punitive damages against Brookhaven City Manager Christian Sigman in Ardent Companies v. City of Brookhaven (Rough Draft Atlanta, March 8, 2022). That award was set aside and the judgment against him vacated. On June 30, 2025 the Court of Appeals of Georgia held that he was protected by official immunity (The Ardent Companies, LLC v. City of Brookhaven, A25A0466), and in January 2026 the Supreme Court of Georgia declined to review that decision (Rough Draft Atlanta, January 21, 2026). Sigman told the AJC: “I was just doing what a city manager does.” (Zachary Hansen, AJC, March 11, 2022.)
| Who said it, about what | Their words | Read the article |
|---|---|---|
| The AJC, on the 2022 jury verdict | “A DeKalb County jury found last week that city leaders actively derailed a proposed mixed-use development and ignored several conflicts of interest.” | AJC, Zachary Hansen, March 11, 2022 |
| The AJC, on the trial | “Before the ruling took place, both Ernst and Sigman pleaded for the jury’s mercy, arguing the ruling could lead to their homes, cars and livelihoods being taken from them.” | AJC, Zachary Hansen, March 11, 2022 |
| J. Max Davis, Brookhaven’s founding mayor, on the verdict | “It should be a wake-up call for Brookhaven” | AJC, Zachary Hansen, March 11, 2022 |
| The Court of Appeals of Georgia, its holding | “Because we agree with the trial court that Defendants were entitled to official immunity, we affirm.” | Court of Appeals of Georgia, A25A0466, June 30, 2025 |
What he did in my emails and letters, with dates, is below.
Read the emails and letters: City of Brookhaven and BPD · Lillian Young, the contact the City kept publishing · John Park, Mayor · Loretta Watts, Deputy City Clerk · All Brookhaven people
Back to Christian Sigman · The City of Brookhaven hub
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