GIBSON v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF CITY OF WILMINGTON

No. 00-780 GMS.

176 F.Supp.2d 248 (2001)

Christopher GIBSON, Plaintiff, v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, a municipal corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

December 11, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Neuberger, Martin Haverly, Wilmington, DE (James J. Nicely, Knicely & Assoc., Williamsburg, VA, of counsel), for Plaintiff.

Jan A. T. van Amerongen, Jr., Reed Smith, Wilmington, DE, John R. Sheridan, City Solicitor, Brenda James Robert, Cathy A. Jenkins, Assistant City Solicitors, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SLEET, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On August 24, 2000, the plaintiff, Christopher Gibson ("Gibson"), filed this wrongful discharge lawsuit against the Mayor and Council of the City of Wilmington pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In his complaint, Gibson alleges that the Wilmington Police Department (the "Police Department") terminated him pursuant to an overbroad and vague municipal policy, which infringed on his...

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