Overview
- Attorneys for Antwon Rose’s estate filed hundreds of documents in late July 2026 that they say show the University of Pittsburgh allowed officer Michael Rosfeld to resign instead of being terminated.
- A personnel form dated Jan. 18 in the filings initially recorded a termination but contains handwritten changes indicating a resignation under an agreement that barred appeal or return to the university.
- Deposition testimony shows the East Pittsburgh police chief contacted Rosfeld’s Pitt supervisor before hiring him, was told he was eligible for rehire, and said she likely would not have interviewed him had she known about the termination-then-resignation.
- Since the suit was filed, Pitt has added East Pittsburgh and Rosfeld as defendants and asked the court to disqualify estate attorney Fred Rabner, saying a prior federal settlement creates a conflict tied to who must pay legal fees.
- The estate wants a jury to decide liability and the case raises policy questions about how disciplinary records are kept and shared between agencies and how those practices can affect public safety; the matter is set to return before Judge Connelly on Oct. 14, 2026.