Pigott v. Ostulano

By Judge Charles E. Poston

The defendants, Bruce P. Marquis and F. E. Emerson, have filed a Demurrer to the Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment and request that this Court dismiss the Plaintiffs case against them. Flaving considered the parties’ submissions and arguments of counsel, the Court holds that Plaintiffs tort claims against these Defendants are barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

Factual and Procedural History

Plaintiff alleges that, in the early morning hours of November 13, 2005, Norfolk, Virginia, police officers T. Ostulano, K. M. Gross, S. McWhirter, L. A. Mason, J. M. Horn,…