INDIANAPOLIS - A new lawsuit filed by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita alleges retaliatory behavior from the state's Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.

A press release from the AG's office also cited former Chair and Lake County Prosecutor Bernie Carter specifically. 

Rokita alleges that the commission used "lawfare" to interfere with a state consumer case in which Rokita is a witness. ABC57 previously reported that Rokita, in his capacity as state AG, is suing a Fulton County man for allegedly running a scam on him with what he called a faulty jet ski. 

According to the release, a Fulton County judge denied the accused's motion to dismiss the case and to disqualify the AG's office; the court also found no ethical violations by Rokita. 

The defendant then reportedly filed a grievance against Rokita with the Disciplinary Commission that Rokita claims was in part generated by AI. Rokita reports that the Commission sent him a letter demanding a response from him on the matter, with threat of suspension of his law license. The AG claims the filing also didn't cite a specific ethics rule.

Rokita alleges a years-long pattern of the Disciplinary commission opening investigations of him. 

Rokita also called into question the political neutrality of the Commission. He says most current and former members are Democratic donors and called those that identify as Republicans "Rinos" (Republicans in name only).

The AG also claims the state supreme court has not given proposed rule changes that would require the dismissal of political speech-related grievances, personal knowledge from grievants, judicial impartiality standards for commissioners, and limits on sharing confidential information. Rokita says this would be to close the loophole that allows political grievances to be run as ethics cases.

The full lawsuit can be read below.