Wells v. CITY OF MEMPHIS et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
ROWVAUGHN WELLS,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:23-cv-02224-SHL-atc	v.
THE CITY OF MEMPHIS, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXCUSE THE APPEARANCE OF JOHN
KEITH PERRY AT THE RESCHEDULED STATUS CONFERENCE
Before the Court is the Motion to Excuse the Appearance of John Keith Perry at the
Rescheduled Status Conference, filed February 10, 2026. (ECF No. 560.) Perry, who represents
Defendant Tadarrius Bean, asserts that he “has a previously scheduled hearing in Jackson,
Mississippi, on behalf of a client before the Mississippi Public Service Commission,” at the time
of the rescheduled status conference. (Id. at PageID 8509.) He asserts that Martin Zummach,
counsel for Defendant Justin Smith, has agreed to stand in for him at the status conference and
they “have discussed pending issues,” and Perry has conveyed his client’s “position on a recently
developed controversy.” (Id.)
For good cause shown, the Motion is GRANTED. Zummach shall be able to stand in for
Perry at the status conference.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 10th day of February, 2026.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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