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A legal step to settlement was filed

Law enforcement in the town of Tenaha are accused of forcing African Americans to forfeit cash or go to jail.  A legal step to settlement was filed in federal court in the four-year old civil lawsuit.  Under the agreement, an impartial policing policy must be adopted. Plaintiff's attorney Tim Garrigan led the effort to stop alleged racial profiling on motorists passing through the East Texas town.  The goal is complete documentation and monitoring  of traffic stops. A third party will make sure it's happening. The mayor, district attorney, investigator, city marshal and constable named in the suit have retired or resigned, but they'll be required to join the city and county in paying off plaintiff’s legal fees of $520,000.  Garrigan is representing several plaintiffs in individual civil lawsuits and the federal criminal investigation into wrongdoing continues.  The documents filed Friday indicating a settlement still must be approved by a federal judge.

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