Associated Press - November 20, 2009 11:04 AM ET
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa city officials have asked a Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court for a preliminary injunction to stop the state from dismantling or moving Bryce Hospital until the city's lawsuit is heard.
The city is seeking a permanent injunction against relocating or privatizing Bryce and wants the court to declare that only the Legislature has the power to close or relocate it.
The suit came after Gov. Bob Riley discussed relocating the state psychiatric hospital to the empty Carraway Medical Center building in Birmingham.
City officials complained that the state dismantled the Alice M. Kidd Nursing Home Facility earlier this year before the city could move to halt the action. They expressed concerns when the city filed suit in October that the state might do the same with other Bryce programs.
Information from: The Tuscaloosa News, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
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