Judge throws out claim against Pittsburgh in Kopy’s Bar brawl as trial continues

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a civil case against the City of Pittsburgh for failing to have a policy in place to prohibit off-duty officers from drinking on the job.

Frank DeLuca’s civil trial on claims of malicious prosecution and excessive force against individual police officers involved in a 2018 brawl at the now-closed Kopy’s Bar on the South Side will continue.

However, the city is no longer a defendant…

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