TAMPA, Fla. - Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Tampa after police removed him from City Hall during a city council meeting on Sept. 17. In the lawsuit, Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp alleged he went to Tampa City Hall on Sept. 17 to obtain paperwork. While he was inside, he claims, city officials escalated an encounter into a confrontation in an office adjacent to the council chambers, interrupting the public meeting. Council Chair Alan Clendenin called a recess, declared disruptive individuals out of order, and ordered the room locked until police resolved the issue. Tampa police officers responded and asked Sapp to leave City Hall. The lawsuit states that Sapp was trespassed for the day but never arrested, which his legal representation claims is significant. In the lawsuit, Sapp asserts that he possessed the right to speak, petition the government, seek information from government officials, and attend public government proceedings without facing retaliation. The lawsuit emphasizes that officers did not arrest Sapp during the removal, citing the lack of criminal charges as evidence that the city's exclusion order was an unconstitutional response to his presence. It is not known what specific paperwork Sapp was attempting to retrieve when this happened. Tampa officials have not released details regarding their internal account of the interaction, as the city does not comment on pending litigation.