TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 6, 2023

The City of Memphis, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis and other defendants in a $550 million civil case filed in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols joined attorneys for Nichols' mother Wednesday in opposing recent motions filed by former Memphis police officers to pause the civil proceedings, reports the Commercial Appeal. In June, TBA Today reported that attorneys for four former officers are requesting that the civil lawsuit filed by Nichols’ family be halted until the criminal case is finished. In their motions, attorneys claimed that the civil case could be prejudicial to the criminal case.