FAMU Board of Trustees filed a motion to have the lawsuit against the presidential search process dismissed with prejudice. The motion was filed earlier this month.
In June, the group identified as alumni donors with significant, charitable contributions with ties to Florida A&M University filed an emergency injunction over the selection of Marva Johnson as president. The suit is against the eight board members who voted “yes” for Johnson, including Jamal Brown, Nicole Washington, Deveron Gibbons, John Crossman, Emery Gainey, Raphael Vazquez, Michael White, and Kelvin Lawson, and the Florida Board of Governors.
The lawsuit questioned “whether due process requirements, and specific legal standards related to the operation and administration were met in the process to select and appoint the 13th President of FAMU.” The suit accused the defendants of violating state law by “usurping the search committee and planning to pick Johnson from the beginning.” It claims the board members no showed on meetings to disrupt the search process…