Johnson v. Willis

Michael Johnson, William Murray, Howard Cook, and Roderick Scott, individually and as members of the City Council of the City of Fairfield ("the City Council"), appeal from a preliminary injunction issued by the Jefferson Circuit Court, Bessemer Division, prohibiting them from interfering with the authority of Mayor Charles Willis, the mayor of the City of Fairfield, to appoint or remove employees of the City. After the notice of appeal was filed as to the preliminary injunction, the trial court entered an order purporting to make the injunction permanent. Because we conclude that the trial…