Legal Opinion
Davis v. Watson
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided March 7, 2022No. 3:21-cv-00616Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION NETTIE Y. DAVIS PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:21-CV-616-DPJ-FKB MICHAEL WATSON, SECRETARY OF DEFENDANT STATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES ORDER Defendant Michael Watson asks the Court to stay this case until the underlying state criminal charge against Plaintiff Nettie Y. Davis is resolved. Mot. [5]. As explained below, the motion to stay is granted. I. Facts and Procedural History Davis, an elected member of the Tupelo City Council, held a June 1, 2021 assembly aimed at…
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