Halbert ouster case tests boundaries of ‘willful neglect’
Wanda Halbert speaks to the media on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 with Darrell O’Neal, her attorney standing behind her. O’Neal argued in motions seeking to dismiss the petition filed earlier this month that the problems in the clerk’s office may be matters of “willful neglect” but not “willful misconduct.” (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The attempt to oust Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert from office is in Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing May 31. The arguments filed by both sides in the suit show the case will be about legal definitions of willful neglect.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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