Coutee v. Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System

SULLIVAN, Judge.

h Plaintiffs are retirees from the police force of the City of Alexandria (the City).1 They sued the City and the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System *1149(MPERS), seeking a money judgment and other relief to recover losses in retirement benefits allegedly caused by the 1983 merger of the City’s police force with MPERS. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the City, dismissing all claims against it, then denied Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. While the motion for a new trial was pending, Plaintiffs sought leave to amend their petition to add another…