The dismissal of the former University of Utah police chief's lawsuit marks the end of the last legal claims that had come in the fallout of Lauren McCluskey’s death in fall 2018.
In a decision on Aug. 9, Judge Elizabeth A. Hruby-Mills determined that Chatman had not provided enough evidence to support his claims of discrimination and retribution by the U. She granted summary judgment — a ruling that resolves claims without going to trial — in favor of the university.and the last of the legal claims that had come in the fallout of McCluskey’s death in fall 2018, which exposed widespread failures by the U.
but he never actually filed a case. Brophy had retired amid criticism over how his department handled concerns reported by McCluskey before she was killed by a man she briefly dated. Miguel Deras, the officer who showed nude photos of McCluskey to other employees in the office, was going to file along with Brophy, but also did not move forward with that. He was firedChatman was hired and took over the embattled department in February 2020.
Almost immediately, he said, the U. tried to push him out because of his transparency. He said he tried to blow the whistle on other alleged safety problems, including his belief that sexual assaults were not being property reported. He said administrators dismissed those issues each time he brought them up and blocked his attempts to create meaningful change.
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