Rogers v. City of Atlanta

ORDER

Timothy C. Batten, Sr., United States District Judge

This case comes before the Court on Defendants the City of Atlanta and George Turner’s (the “City Defendants”) motion to dismiss [5] and Defendant James Burns’s motion to stay [17].

I. Factual Background

In June 2016, Deravis Caine Rogers (“Rogers”), the son of Plaintiff Melva Rogers (“Plaintiff’), was shot and killed by Burns, an officer with the Atlanta Police Department (“APD”). Plaintiff filed this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Burns, the City of Atlanta, and APD Chief of Police George Turner. The factual recitation…