Legal Opinion
Copenny v. City of Hopewell
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 14, 2014No. Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-00007-JAGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN A. GIBNEY, JR., District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the defendants’ motions to dismiss. (Dk. Nos. 15 and 17.) The City of Hopewell Police Department learned that an officer, Bobby Copenny, Jr., had taken undue liberties with a high school student in his custody. As a result, the Department terminated his employment. Several months later, a Hopewell grand jury indicted Co-penny for abduction with intent to defile, arising from the same misconduct that led to his termination.
Copenny has sued the City and two high-ranking police officers for violating his…
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