Notice was filed Friday that William Hill of Frazier, Hill & Fury will be counsel of record for the city of Roanoke Rapids and two police officers being sued by the owner of a classic car and auto repair shop.

“Said counsel requests that he be served with copies of all future orders, notices, and pleadings in this matter,” the notice filed in the United States Court of Eastern District of North Carolina said.

The officers he will represent in the complaint filed by Vivian Pompliano, owner of the former Pomp Boys Motors are Antonio Seward and Jayme Shelburne.

The Greensboro law firm was assigned by the city’s insurance carrier, which was notified when the city received a copy of the lawsuit during the latter part of July.

Pompliano claims that harassment by the police department led to the demise of her business.

Meanwhile, on Thursday the court allowed an extension of time filed by the attorney representing Rose Beacham and L&R Motors, who are also defendants in the case. Those defendants now have up to October 8 to file a response to the complaint, a copy of the order says.

There have been no responses filed thus far for the remaining defendants: Former Roanoke Rapids police officer Jamie Hardy, Vickie Evans and Dennis Harvey.

The case has been selected for mediation.

Mediation is common in these cases and is used to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive resolution of the controversies while preserving the right of all parties to a conventional trial, the Eastern District of North Carolina’s website says. “Mediation is designed to focus the parties' attention on settlement rather than on trial preparation and to provide a structured opportunity for settlement negotiations to take place. Nothing in this process is intended to limit or prevent the parties from engaging in settlement procedures voluntarily at any time.”