Judge Alonzo Harris has ruled that testimony will not be limited in a hearing to decide the fate of a Temporary Restraining Order obtained by Environmental Processing against the City of Eunice.

EPI, owned by John Baham, processes sewage and wastewater and discharges treated materials into the city’s wastewater system.

Mayor Bob Morris in September gave EPI five days to meet certain stipulations or he would break the service connection.

EPI sought and received the TRO to prevent that until the court could hear the matter and decide whether to issue a preliminary injunction.

At a Nov. 20 hearing, EPI, through Douglas R. Summerlin, claimed the city and Morris planned to bring in irrelevant testimony at the TRO hearing, scheduled for Dec. 7.

The city and Morris, through Vernon McManus, argued the contract is null and void and that it is necessary to prove this as it relates to whether an injunction is merited.

Harris concluded that limiting the testimony would not be in the best interests of the court’s consideration of whether to issue the preliminary injunction.

Morris for months has expressed concerns about what EPI’s impact on the wastewater system might be.

Baham has countered that his firm is meeting all its contractual obligations.

He asserts that Morris is conducting a personal campaign against him and his business.

Morris denies that, saying his interest is the wastewater system and the $1 million the city has spent to enable it to meet environmental standards.

The City Council has gone back and forth on the issue.

In September it refused to consider it.

In October, it held an closed-door session to hear strategy in the lawsuit.