The attorney for a former Hopewell official suing the city over her firing last spring says a judge’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit was “a voluntary and joint decision” by all parties involved, and his client plans to refile the claims that have been cleared to continue.
In a March 4 order, U.S. District Judge John Gibney dismissed with prejudice three of the five claims that former City Manager Concetta Manker made against Hopewell City Council over her May 1 termination. Dismissing claims “with prejudice” means that they cannot be brought up again.
The counts dismissed and unable to be refiled are separate violations of due process and liberty interest, and a request for the court to declare the termination invalid…