Nichols’ attorneys want stay lifted for former cops
(From left to right): Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr., Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III and Tadarrius Bean. (Credit: MPD)
Attorneys for Tyré Nichols’ family and estate want a federal judge to remove a stay that has protected five former Memphis police officers from parts of the civil lawsuit over Nichols’ death.
On Thursday, June 5, Nichols’ attorneys filed a motion to lift the stay that has been in place for most of the civil lawsuits’ timeline, while the criminal proceedings against the five officers were ongoing.
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