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Community Review Board escalates Rule 16 dispute with Metro Legal, schedules June 16 meeting
Summary
The Nashville Community Review Board said Metro Legal is refusing to include a Rule 16 confidentiality provision in a new memorandum of understanding with the police department and scheduled a June 16 meeting with Metro Legal to press the issue and seek resolution.
The Nashville Community Review Board said Metro Legal declined to sign a provision tied to Rule 16 into the board's memorandum of understanding with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and the board scheduled a meeting with Metro Legal for June 16 at the Historic Courthouse to press for access to records.
Board attorneys and staff described the dispute as a threat to the board’s ability to review cases that overlap with criminal prosecutions. Attorney Brazil told the board, “I believe it's June 16 at 03:00. Historic courthouse. Myself and Jill will meet with Cindy Gross and potentially chief Drake…,” and urged the board to approve follow-up discussions with Cindy Gross of Metro Legal.
The board said Metro Legal now contends the Rule 16…
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