Legal Opinion
Williams v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 3, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-0719PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Gladys Kessler, United States District Judge
Plaintiff, Ray Bernard Williams, brings this lawsuit against Defendants, Daniel W. Merritt and Cory Bines, two police officers with the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department, and the District of Columbia (collectively “Defendants”). On February 22, 2014, Williams got into an altercation with employees of a liquor store. The Officers responded to a 911 call and, upon arriving at the store, arrested Williams. During the course of the arrest, the Officers delivered several blows to Williams which resulted in…
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