Case Name
Kimberly Jones-Mbuyi, et al. v. Jill Fictheard, et al.
Case Number
23-1585-I
County
Judge Panel
Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal, Chief Judge (Middle Grand Division)
Chancellor Tony Childress (Western Grand Division)
Judge Alex Pearson (Eastern Grand Division)
Status
Active-Appeal filed from Order Granting the State of Tennessee’s Motion to Intervene 6/21/24; panel held in abeyance.
Cases Description
In this matter, the Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-8-312(q)(1)(D), which denies individuals of a right to an investigation into complaints of police misconduct if that same individual has initiated, threatened, or given notice of the intent to initiate litigation against the local police agency or its employees. Plaintiff alleges the statute violates her rights to freedom of speech and freedom of petition under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as well as Tennessee Constitution art. I, sections 19 and 23.