Legal Opinion

Harris v. Bowser

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 19, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2019-0886Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAMES HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:19-cv-00886 (TNM) MURIEL ELIZABETH BOWSER, in her official capacity as Mayor of the District of Columbia, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises out of James Harris’s arrest after a bar fight. He and his spouse, David Harris (collectively, the “Harrises”), have sued various entities and individuals under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and for malicious prosecution and defamation. Defendants Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), MPD Chief Peter Newsham, and the…

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