Matthews v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ______________________________ ) JEFFREY MATTHEWS et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 07-0031 (RWR) ) THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Jeffrey Matthews, Frankie West, and Earline Hickman sued under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

for compensatory and punitive damages and equitable relief, alleging that the District of Columbia and its Mayor deprived them of a constitutionally- protected property interest without due process by terminating their workers’…