Four-term Alabama Rep. Juadalynn Givan is suing the woman who denied her a fifth in the Alabama Legislature, alleging that she was not qualified to run because she worked for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin.

On Friday, Givan sued Alicia Escott Lumpkin, as well as the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee and its chairman, Randy Kelley, arguing that while running for her seat in House District 60, Lumpkin reportedly worked in Woodfin’s office.

On May 19, Lumpkin ousted Givan during the Democratic primary, garnering 52% of the vote against Givan’s 34%. Givan had served in office since 2010.

Lumpkin had worked as the director of process improvement for the city of Birmingham, but in January she presented Democratic officials with a letter from Woodfin stating that she had resigned from her position.

According to the Code of Alabama, anyone working on staff of the Birmingham mayor’s office is prohibited from running for elected office.

In her complaint, Givan said she had filed a notice with the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee not long after Lumpkin joined the race, challenging her candidacy. However, on Feb. 26, the group denied Givan’s challenge.

“The Committee admitted that the law applies to Ms. Lumpkin,” Givan wrote in her complaint. “However, the Committee claimed it did not have to enforce the law because no Alabama court had written an opinion about it yet.”

Givan is asking the court to force Lumpkin to produce her resignation letter and paychecks from Birmingham to see whether she was still a city employee when she was running.

She also had asked for a temporary restraining order in the case, but the judge denied that request on Tuesday.

Givan’s suit is the latest in her ongoing rivalry with Woodfin, who endorsed Lumpkin for office. Back in August, Givan challenged Woodfin in a packed mayoral race in Birmingham, eking out only 4.3% of the vote to Woodfin’s 74.9%.

With no Republican contender for the House District 60 seat, Lumpkin could be the presumptive winner if the court strikes down Givan’s complaint. Nina Taylor, who ran for the seat but placed third in voting, said in a Facebook post that she is not involved in the dispute.

Circuit Judge Chuck Price has set a hearing for June 11 to discuss the case.