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. # 40), filed on February 27, 2025. Plaintiff Tony Hopps responded on March 20, 2025. (Doc. # 43). For the reasons that follow, the Motion is granted. I. Background Plaintiff Tony Hopps was convicted of the burglary and robbery of Ruby and Dunbar Dyches. (Doc. # 25 at 1). Over three decades later, his conviction was…