Legal Opinion
Dotson v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 9, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2024-1864Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JABARI LEON DOTSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 24 - 1864 (LLA) v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jabari Leon Dotson brings this action against Defendants, the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) Chief Pamela A. Smith. ECF No. 1. Mr. Dotson alleges that Defendants infringed on his Second Amendment rights by denying his firearm registration application due to a prior weapons offense conviction. Id. ¶¶ 29-56. He seeks declaratory, injunctive, and compensatory…
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