Memphis Police Officers Seek Halt to Tyre Nichols Civil Suit - Articles

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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jun 22, 2023

Attorneys for four former Memphis Police Department officers are requesting that a $500 million civil lawsuit filed by the family of Tyre Nichols be halted until the criminal case is finished, the Commercial Appeal reports. Pausing the civil lawsuit, which alleges negligence by Memphis police and fire departments in the death of Nichols, would include a freeze on civil discovery and any mediation efforts while the criminal case is ongoing, the Commercial Appeal says. In their motions, attorneys claimed that the civil case could be prejudicial to the criminal case. On Thursday, two former officers who are facing criminal charges also filed motions to have their cases tried separately, reports the Tennessean.