Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen has dismissed a taxpayers lawsuit over state officials’ use of state cars for personal purposes. The judge said the suit lacked sufficient facts on which to base a claim and that two defendants hadn’t been properly served.

One of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Christopher Brockett, said the suit would be refiled in a month. “Must have more facts and properly serve everyone,” he wrote. Another lawyer, Gene Sayre, said they’d likely be filing FOIA requests to provide detail desired by the judge.

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Here’s the judge’s order in the case.

The suit named state agency and college heads, among others.

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