The former Auburn police officer's case alleging the department of using a quota system is headed toward federal court.
The case was moved from Montgomery County Circuit Court to the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery Oct 4.
Allegations arose in July when former police officer Justin Hanners spoke with Reason Magazine, providing what he claimed was a recording of Police Sgt. Trey Neal indicating the employment of a quota system.
"It's Saturday night," Neal allegedly said in the recording. "Let's go out there and make some contacts, put some a---s in jail. Write some tickets and all that neat fun stuff we signed up to do when we signed up to do this job."
City Manager Charles Duggan released a statement following Hanner's quota system allegations Friday, July 26, stating the allegations were false.
"Unfortunately, a former Police Officer who was terminated from employment with the City of Auburn over three months ago has made false and unsubstantiated allegations surrounding the Auburn Police Division and the basis for his termination," Duggan said in July.
Efforts to contact the attorneys of Justin Hanners, Charles Duggan and former police chief Tommy Dawson are ongoing.
For The Plainsman's original coverage of the quota system, or to see Duggan's original statement, follow the links below.
The Plainsman's original story
City of Auburn's statement
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