TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 24, 2023

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled this week that the Shelby County Civil Service Merit Board did not act arbitrarily or capriciously by affirming the termination of Shelby County firefighter Paul Zachary Moss, though it did not hear evidence of discipline previously imposed on other firefighters. Moss was dismissed after allegedly becoming involved in a fight with two men at a political rally, pointing a gun at the pair and threatening to kill them. He entered an Alford guilty plea to one count of aggravated assault. Read more about the case.