City wants Nichols civil case to proceed ‘expeditiously’
Attorney Bruce McMullen who represents the City of Memphis said the city has “a significant interest in moving this case forward towards closure.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The reasoning for opposing a stay stems from wanting the civil case to keep going and not get bogged down because of the risk to taxpayers.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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