Legal Opinion
Jeffrey A. Weill, Sr. v. Karla Watkins Bailey
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 2017No. 2015-IA-01379-SCTPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Karla Watkins Bailey, former court administrator to Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey A. Weill Sr., filed a complaint against Judge Weill in his individual capacity, alleging that he had committed libel against her. Bailey’s complaint and amended-complaint were based on language in a footnote contained in four orders entered by Judge Weill in separate criminal cases that were before him. The alleged libelous language in the orders provided that Bailey had been reprimanded by Judge Weill for engaging in improper ex parte communications while she was…
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