Legal Opinion
Lockett v. Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 27, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2022-2935Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAURICE LOCKETT, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-02935 (CJN) METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Maurice Lockett alleges that an officer assaulted him while he was detained at the District of Columbia’s Seventh District police station in March 2021. Compl. ¶¶ 10–11. After the alleged assault, Lockett was himself charged with assaulting a police officer, but that charge was later dismissed through an entry of nolle prosequi. Id. ¶¶ 12, 15, 55. Lockett now brings five claims…
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