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Mills v. City of Roanoke

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided October 12, 2007No. Civil Action 7:07CV00220PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN E. CONRAD, District Judge.

Jean Mills, the Personal Representative of the Estate of Connie Mills, filed this civil rights action against the City of Roanoke and two officers with the Roanoke City Police Department (“RCPD”), Tracy Huff and Bobby Harman. The case is presently before the court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the following reasons, the court will grant the defendants’ motion.

Background

The following facts, which are taken from the plaintiffs complaint, are accepted as true for purposes of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Edwards v. City of GoldsboroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  5. Town of Castle Rock v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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