Raleigh is asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to dismiss city defendants from a lawsuit filed by a woman arrested in 2020 after a ReOpenNC COVID shutdown protest. The suit alleges the arrest near the state Executive Mansion violated Monica Ussery’s constitutional rights.
A trial judge ruled in April 2025 that Ussery could proceed with her complaint against the city, its police chief, and a police captain. The same court order allowed Ussery’s case to proceed against the state, the State Capitol Police chief, and one State Capitol Police officer. The order dismissed the governor, Department of Public Safety secretary, Wake County district attorney, and two other law enforcement officers from Ussery’s suit.
Now the Raleigh City Attorney’s office is asking the Appeals Court to throw out the portion of Ussery’s complaint dealing with the city defendants…