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Judgedumps appointment.
P r i r r t P u i r . , t t r e cBl y
dismissal,but Sanderssaid she wantedto
for a secondtime,whichpromptedRoy's to "do the right
suitto blocka specialcouncilmeetingfor a givethe cityan opporlunity
secondvoteon Sanders'appointment' The ihing"throughthe nextrecommendation
mayorclaimedthat sinceSanders already process.
had beendenieda seaton the commission
by the council,she couldnot be "We are pleasedto havea rulingfrom the
reconsideredfor appointment for six courtthat will onceagainprovidean
months. opportunity for all partiesto handlethis
matterin an expeditious and fair manner,"
Afterpretrialmeetingswith attorneysfrom Sanderssaid."l lookforwardto
representing SouthernUniversity and
bothsidesFriday,Metoyerdismissedboth
servingthe employees of the city of
lawsuitsand orderedthat the process
beginanew. Alexandria."
SusanFord Fiser,anotherattorneyfor
Sanders,arguedthat dismissalof the two
caseswouldmeanthat Sandersshouldsit
on the commission.Metoyer,however,said
that argumentshouldbe heardon "another
level."
i l ri nt P ow eredB y
over."
Alexandria CityAttorneyChuckJohnson
saidit was "unfortunate"that the public's
time and moneyhave been wastedon the
issue,but afterMetoyer'sruling,it was time
for the citYto moveahead'
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