Hopps v. City of Tampa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION TONY HOPPS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:24-cv-2806-VMC-AEP CITY OF TAMPA, ET AL., Defendants. / ORDER This matter comes before the Court pursuant to Defendant Detective Gene Strickland’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 53), filed on June 5, 2025. Plaintiff Tony Hopps responded on June 26, 2025. (Doc. # 56). For the reasons that follow, the Motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. Background Plaintiff Tony Hopps was convicted of the burglary and robbery of Ruby and Dunbar Dyches. (Doc. # 48 at 2). Over three decades later,…