Legal Opinion
POWERS-BUNCE v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 30, 2009No. Civil Action 06-1586 (RMC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
Terence Anthony Powers hanged himself in a holding cell at the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District precinct headquarters shortly after he was arrested by the United States Secret Service for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and driving with a suspended license. Mr. Powers’ mother, Plaintiff Patricia Powers-Bunce, has sued the District of Columbia and several individual officers of the Metropolitan Police Department and United States Secret Service, seeking to hold them legally accountable for her son’s…
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