Councilman Eric Mays ordered to pay Flint $35K in legal fees after failed lawsuit
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
Flint City Councilman Eric Mays speaks during a press conference on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, outside of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Flint. Community members, activists, and politicians reacted to the $600 million settlement in civil cases filed by Flint residents over the city s water crisis. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI Councilman Eric Mays, whose federal lawsuit against Mayor Sheldon Neeley and others inside City Hall was dismissed two months ago, has been ordered to reimburse the city $34,975 in legal fees related to the same case.
Federal court throws out Eric Mays’ lawsuit against city, council members and mayor
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Flint City Councilman Eric Mays speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 outside of Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI A lawsuit filed by Flint Councilman Eric Mays against the city, Mayor Sheldon Neeley, members of the City Council and others has been dismissed by a federal court judge.
U.S. District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman granted a motion to dismiss the complaint, which claimed other city officials violated the constitutional rights of Mays and his constituents by removing him from meetings for having been disruptive and subjecting the 1st Ward councilman to false arrest.