Judge rules MPD sergeants can be part of lawsuit
Judge Damita Dandridge ruled Friday, Aug. 2, that 73 Memphis Police Department sergeants can participate in a lawsuit between the City and the Memphis Police Association. (George Walker IV/AP Photo file)
The lawsuit stems from the department’s decision to create a second lieutenant position, a move that the sergeants say harms their career prospects.
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Memphis Police Department Memphis Police Association Robert Spence city of MemphisSamuel Hardiman
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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