New London Police Chief Margaret Ackley withdrew her request for an injunction against the mayor on Thursday, two days after she was returned to her post at police headquarters.

The injunction request was filed on July 30 and had asked a judge to halt Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio from interfering in her duties as police chief, claiming he had usurped her authority and sidelined from her normal duties.

The request was filed as part of Ackley’s pending lawsuit against Finizio, the city and city attorney Brian Estep. The suit claims Finizio reneged on a signed contract designed to keep her from retiring and on a separate compensation package.

Leon Rosenblatt, the lawyer representing Ackley, said much has changed since Finizio placed Ackley on paid administrative leave and called for an investigation into allegations of misconduct.

Ackley remained on leave for 10 months before an independent investigator, attorney Kathleen Eldergill, found no validity to the claims against Ackley. Finizio ordered Ackley back to work starting Tuesday.

Rosenblatt said Finizio struck a conciliatory tone in a recent letter to Ackley.

“It certainly does appear the mayor is taking the decision from attorney Eldergill at its face value that there is no just cause warranting discipline or her termination. So that’s off the table,” Rosenblatt said.

“I assume it’s really something that bodes better for the City of New London than the way things have been going,” Rosenblatt said. “That’s how I took it. I hope everybody has come to the point where they realize this battle is not good for anybody and especially the taxpayers of New London.”

Finizio declined any comment and did not respond to a request for a copy of the letter to Ackley. Ackley has not returned multiple calls to her office this week or an email requesting an interview.

As for the pending lawsuit, filed in 2013, Rosenblatt said he had no expectations that there would be a “change in the status quo” anytime soon. Despite several settlement conferences with attorneys for the city, Rosenblatt said he was preparing to start court proceedings again.

Pending motions in the case were placed on hold during two different attempts to resolve the case in closed door mediation sessions. Rosenblatt declined to discuss the substance of those discussions.

After the last mediation session, City Law Director Jeffrey T. Londregan said the parties have exchanged settlement offers and planned to discuss the offer with the City Council on Monday.

The council has scheduled an executive session for Monday’s meeting to discuss the status of the pending litigation.

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