Estate of McLaughlin v. Town of Front Royal, Va.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, Senior District Judge.

Before the court are the plaintiffs’ August 1,1997 Motion to Exercise Retained Jurisdiction and to Reinstate Judgment and the defendants’ August 28,1997 Motion to Dismiss. For the reasons stated below, the court will deny the former and grant the latter motion. 1

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Long ago, plaintiffs Fred W. and Gladys L. McLaughlin brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in this court to recover damages from the Town of Front Royal and certain of its municipal officials for an alleged violation of plaintiffs’ Federal rights under the Fifth Amendment’s Due…