Legal Opinion
Derrick Brown v. Ben Copeland
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 19, 2026No. 6:26-cv-00016Unknown
1Opinion
AT LYNCHBURG, VA FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5/19/2026 LAURA A. AUSTIN, CLERK WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA BY: s/ ARLENE LITILE LYNCHBURG DIVISION DEPUTY CLERK DERRICK BROWN, CASE NO. 6:26-cv-00016 Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER BEN COPELAND, Defendant. JUDGE NORMAN K. Moon Dr. Derrick Brown (“Brown”), the former Chief Academic Officer of Lynchburg City Schools, is suing Dr. Ben Copeland (“Copeland”), the former Interim Superintendent of Lynchburg City Schools, for allegedly “retaliating” against him for saying that “underprivileged and minority students . . .require[]…
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