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County legal update: Patton v. Turner reversed on appeal and remanded for further proceedings
Summary
Rutherford County legal staff reported that the Sixth Circuit reversed a district-court dismissal in Patton v. Turner, sending the case back for further proceedings; the suit challenges a local bond-source hearing rule requiring proof of legitimate funds used to post bond.
County legal staff updated the Steering Committee on pending litigation, highlighting Patton v. Turner, which was dismissed at the district-court level but reversed on appeal to the Sixth Circuit and remanded for further proceedings.
County counsel described the dispute as arising from the local "bond source hearing" rule that requires proof that funds used to secure pretrial release come from a legitimate source. The plaintiff in Patton v. Turner alleges that rule is unconstitutional. Counsel told the committee the county prevailed at district court on some grounds but that the Sixth Circuit reversed and returned the case; further arguments will be made at the district-court level.
No formal action was taken by the committee on the litigation update during the meeting.
