Three Pine Bluff men have sued Jefferson County Assessor Gloria Tillman and her office for nepotism and malfeasance in connection with the hiring of her daughter Morgan and in dispute of payments to former assessor Yvonne Humphrey, who retired from another position in Tillman’s office last year.
Little Rock attorney Jay Paul Coleman filed a lawsuit Monday in the Civil Division of the 11th West Circuit Court on behalf of Garland Trice, Mark Cannon and Clayron Raspberry. The plaintiffs are requesting a jury trial and “actual, consequential and punitive damages resulting from acts of nepotism and malfeasance,” and that Gloria Tillman be removed from office “due to her bad acts” and Morgan Tillman be removed from assessor’s office. They also request Humphrey pay back the county for the hours she was paid but did not save while on leave from work.
The plaintiffs accuse Tillman and her office of nepotism by hiring Morgan Tillman to work in her office in violation of a 2003 ordinance. They also say Tillman and her office “did nothing to prevent the continuous violation.”…