City of Memphis seeks to shield DOJ records from Nichols lawsuit
“The DOJ’s dismissal of the MPD Investigation and retraction of the findings report is further affirmation that the MPD Investigation Requests are neither relevant nor proportional to the needs of this case,” said Bruce McMullen, an attorney representing the City of Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file
The city wants to use the Department of Justice’s retreat from its civil rights investigation of the MPD as a tool to fight the lawsuit stemming from Nichols’ January 2023 beating and death at the hands of five now-former Memphis police officers.
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city of Memphis U.S. Department of JusticeSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and 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 Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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