Doe v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) JANE DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 19-cv-1298 (KBJ) ) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN ) AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Almost four years ago, Plaintiff Jane Doe boarded a red-line subway train at a stop in Glenmont, Maryland. During the ride, another passenger forced Doe behind a partition in one of the train cars and raped her at knife point. ( See Complaint, ECF 1-4, at ¶¶ 5–7.) In the wake of this terrible crime, Doe filed a civil complaint against the operator of subway system—Defendant Washington…