A judge has approved a motion by former Alabama state Rep. Perry Hooper Jr. to dismiss a lawsuit he filed in January against the city of Montgomery and others.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A judge has approved a motion by former Alabama state Rep. Perry Hooper Jr. to dismiss aHooper sued the City, the Montgomery Police Department and Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert for alleged violations of the Alabama Open Records Act and denial of his due process rights following a 2022 arrest.
He contended that he was alerted by a member of the police department that the charges against him were forthcoming and that the advised Hooper to speak with a detective over the case and to tell him that it was all a “misunderstanding.” After being taken into custody, Hooper alleged he was never given the victim’s complaint.which prompted the charges, Hooper later said the incident did not happen.
Court filings indicate Hooper decided to drop the lawsuit for both financial reasons and because of his ability to obtain information from his city file from “another source” since the time the suit was filed. Hooper said he “cannot afford any more expenses in this cause of action” and said as a “life-long resident of Montgomery...does not wish to cause the City any more problems and costs.”
Hooper maintains that “what happened to him was illegal and caused him great financial harm,” according to the filing.
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