Johnson v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOSPEH JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 17-883 (CKK) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (September 30, 2020) On March 8, 2016, officers of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) arrested Joseph Johnson (“Plaintiff”) at Gallery Place, located on the 700-block of 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. MPD officers Amina Coffey, Anthony Willis, Jr., Cameron Reynolds, Owais Ahktar, and Sergeant Francis Martello were each present around the time of Plaintiff’s arrest. On the basis of this…