Shelby County Deputy from the Shelby County Sheriff's Association, et al., v. Shelby County, Tennessee et al.

This appeal involves a declaratory judgment suit in chancery court related to a previous proceeding in criminal court pursuant to the provisions of the “anti-fee statutes,” T.C.A. § 8-20- 101 et seq.. The plaintiffs are Shelby County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, Sergeant Ronald A. Houston, Sergeant Robert Michael Shelby, Sergeant Ronald Ray, and Sergeant Mark Rochevot. The defendants are Shelby County, Tennessee, the Shelby County Commission, Mayor Jim Rout and Sheriff A. C. Gilless, Jr. The complaint alleges in substance as follows: