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COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
Record No. 1099-25-1
KRISTI L. CLINE
v.
KATHRYN RILEY, ET AL.
Present: Judges Beales, White and Duffan
Argued at Norfolk, Virginia
Opinion Issued October 6, 2026*
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS
John R. Doyle, III, Judge Designate
Thomas K. Plofchan, Jr. (Jacqueline A. Kramer; Westlake Legal Group, on brief), for appellant.
Ahmed E. Mohamed Khalil (Mark A. Short; Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., on brief), for appellee
Kathryn Riley.
Ahmed E. Mohamed Khalil (Christopher R. Hedrick; Kayla D. Foit; Mason, Mason, Walker &
Hedrick, P.C., on brief), for appellee Shawnalea Ross.
Darlene P. Bradberry, Chief Deputy City Attorney, for appellee Steve R. Drew.
MEMORANDUM OPINION BY
JUDGE KEVIN M. DUFFAN
Kristi L. Cline appeals the Newport News Circuit Court’s dismissal of her malicious
prosecution complaint against appellees, officers and former officers of the Newport News
Police Department. The basis of Cline’s underlying complaint is that felony sexual abuse
charges stemming from her employment as a local daycare provider were wrongfully initiated
and prosecuted against her. On appeal, Cline argues that it was improper for the circuit court to
dismiss her complaint on a plea in bar because such dismissal was based on intervening and
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