Federal judge strikes down CDC eviction moratorium in West Tennessee Evictions set to resume in Memphis By Brandon Richard | March 16, 2021 at 7:36 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 7:38 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Evictions can resume in Memphis, Shelby County and West Tennessee after a federal judge ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) went beyond its authority in issuing an eviction moratorium. Some call it a victory for the rights of property owners and managers. Others call it heartbreaking and cruel to people struggling financially during a global pandemic. The ruling comes on the heels of a report from the United Way of the National Capital Area, which showed that among U.S. cities Memphis had the third-highest number of evictions filed during the pandemic, more than 8,700.