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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Wilkes-Barre Area School District is seeking to terminate a civil lawsuit filed by Stephen F. Stahl unless the disgraced former high school teacher files a complaint within 20 days, according to court documents filed Monday in Luzerne County Court.</p><p>Stahl, a former Coughlin High School teacher <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/4846/suspended-coughlin-dean-stephen-stahl-sentenced-to-6-to-23-months-in-luzerne-county-prison" target="_blank">convicted of having a sexual relationship</a> with a 16-year-old female student, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/503620/former-coughlin-high-school-teacher-initiates-civil-action-against-wilkes-barre-area-school-district" target="_blank">initiated civil action against the school</a> district Jan. 14, but a formal complaint outlining the nature of the action has yet to be filed.</p><p>The court filing indicated Stahl was seeking monetary damages over an employment conflict.</p><p>School district attorney John E. Freund III, of Bethlehem, filed an order requesting the court rule in their favor unless Stahl files a complaint within 20 days of being served the notice.</p><p>Stahl&#8217;s attorney in the matter, Elliot B. Edley, did not immediately return a message Monday seeking comment.</p><p>Stahl, 49, was <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/487912/stephen-stahl-gets-parole-from-coughlin-student-teacher-sex-sentence" target="_blank">granted parole in October</a> and released from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, where the former wrestling coach and dean of students had served just over six months for a corruption of minors conviction.</p><p>His former boss, retired Coughlin principal Frank Michaels, 67, is <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/379308/retired-coughlin-principal-charged-in-connection-with-testimony-in-stahl-child-corruption-case" target="_blank">facing perjury charges</a> on allegations he lied under oath about whether he knew of Stahl&#8217;s sexual relationship with the student.</p><p>Michaels&#8217; trial, which was scheduled to begin last week, was continued to September 19 at 9 a.m., according to court documents filed Monday.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Stephen Stahl ordered to file Wilkes-Barre Area complaint or dismiss suit