A Cop violated Veteran and Civil Rights Auditor Jeff Grays constitutional rights, said he doesn't care, and told him to get a lawyer and sue the cityโฆ.
So he did. He sued the city for the symbolic amount of $1791 (Year BOR was ratified) which the city attorney refused, leading to the city attorneys firm defending the city courtโฆ. making the city attorney more money and exposing the City Attorney as violating the law.
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS โ A recent public records request revealed that the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen quietly gave away their authority to City Attorney Robert Wilkinsonโs private law firm โ a move that may have resulted in significant legal fees paid to Wilkinson and his firm.
Decisions that should have been made by elected officials in public meetings were instead made behind closed doors by lawyers with a financial stake in the outcome.
Now, a quiet settlement in a free speech lawsuit has opened the door to a bigger question: How many times over the past 20 years has Wilkinsonโs firm made legal decisions, collected legal fees, and cut settlement deals โ all without the Boardโs approval or the publicโs knowledge?
https://gcwire.com/city-attorney-rejected-small-settlement-benefited-from-prolonged-lawsuit/