The injunction hearing on the Roanoke Rapids Theatre scheduled for Thursday morning at 10 has been postponed until Tuesday. The civil court session will be held at the same time.

Roanoke Rapids officials said the hearing was postponed because of a scheduling conflict with the one of the attorneys.

The injunction hearing is to determine whether the city will get temporary control of the theater and is included in a lawsuit it filed against Lafayette Gatling.

Gatling’s attorneys filed an extension on July 21 to review the suit. The extension expired Monday.

The seven page civil lawsuit contains four evidence exhibits which include the notice ending Gatling’s contract with the city, a letter demanding the property and past due rent back, the lease agreement with the city and the contract for Gatling and L&M Hospitality to buy the 8.822 acres of land on which the venue is located.

The city contends in the lawsuit it entered valid contracts with Gatling through the lease and agreement to buy the land. The city says it has complied with the terms of the documents and that Gatling has committed material breaches of the documents while the city has given notice they have not been corrected.