County attorney Robert Meyers filed the petition in Circuit Court Friday, Aug. 2.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A second ouster petition has been filed against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
The complaint, filed in Shelby County Circuit Court, is the second ouster petition filed against Halbert in 2024. The first case, filed by Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp, was thrown out on a legal technicality.
The new complaint, filed by Shelby County Attorney Robert Meyers, reiterates many of the positions from the initial ouster case, including inaccurate and untimely financial reporting, strain on auto dealerships, comptroller deficiencies and leasing issues.
The complaint also requests Halbert be suspended from office until a final hearing is conducted.
Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson granted a motion to dismiss the case to oust Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert from office in June.
That petition was filed by Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp on behalf of the State …