Katie Brennan, the high-ranking member of the administration of Gov. Phil Murphy who has accused another senior staffer of raping her, has filed a notice of claim with the state in order to preserve her right to sue the administration on allegations that it failed to take proper steps to handle the matter.

The notice, required under the state’s Tort Claims Act, was filed on Dec. 28 by Brennan’s attorney, Kathryn McClure of Smith Eibeler in Holmdel.