After many delays, Chris Dadak got a case dismissed against a Roanoke County police officer that had been pending in the Western District of Virginia for over three years.  The plaintiff had sued the police officer for claims based on alleged unlawful search and seizure, unlawful arrest, and excessive force.  The court dismissed the claims based on the alleged unlawful search and seizure and excessive force early.  However, the remaining unlawful arrest claims were scheduled to be tried at the end of September, 2025.  In the months leading up to trial, the defendant did not entertain settling the case and prepared for trial.

The plaintiff’s attorney moved to withdraw as counsel a month prior to trial.  The court allowed the attorney to withdraw but denied the plaintiff’s motion for a continuance.  The pro se plaintiff shortly requested dismissal of the lawsuit, which the court granted with prejudice due to the plaintiff’s pattern of ex parte communications with the court and the defendant’s pending motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute.