Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Police v. Gates
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 12, 2009No. Civil Case 08-0039 (RJL)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Fraternal Order of Police, D.C. Lodge 1, NDW Labor Committee, Inc.; Fraternal Order of Police, First Federal Lodge 1-F; Joseph Barbetta; Anthony Anzideo; and James W. Waters, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated police officers, brought this action against defendant Robert M. Gates, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense. Plaintiffs allege that defendant’s policy allowing use of a direct-impact spray of oleoresin capsicum (“OC”), also known as pepper spray, in its nonlethal weapons…
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