Childress v. Clement

By Judge T. J. Markow

This case is before the court on demurrers and pleas of immunity. The plaintiff is Philip A. Childress, Jr., a former graduate student in the Department of Criminal Justice at Virginia Commonwealth University (“VCU”). The defendants are Mary J. Clement, a Professor in the VCU Department of Criminal Justice and Honor System coordinator for the College of Humanities and Sciences; David P. Geary, also a Professor at VCU; and Eugene P. Trani, the President of VCU.

I. Motion for Judgment

The plaintiff was a graduate student at VCU until July 10, 1997, at which point he was…