Lester v. District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Jeremiah Lester, appeals from the denial of his Super. Ct. Civ. R. 60(b)(6) motion for relief from an order dismissing his civil complaint against the District of Columbia. Because our decisions do not support the severe remedy of dismissal in the circumstances of this case, we reverse and remand.

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The facts of this ease, for present purposes, are not in dispute. Appellant was the victim of an inmate-on-inmate assault on or about May 16,1999, while incarcerated at the Youth Center in Lorton, Virginia. Counsel for appellant drafted — but did not purport to…