Legal Opinion
Washington v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 26, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-1639PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPORKIN, District Judge.
This case comes before the court, after the parties have completed extensive discovery and fully briefed several issues, on defendants’ motion to dismiss or in the alternative for summary judgment. 1
This civil lawsuit arises out of a criminal investigation of the plaintiff, Earl Washington, Walter Anthony Paige (“Lucky”) and the premises of the Quincy Market. That investigation culminated in the execution of a search warrant for the Market on June 17, 1986. At the conclusion of their search, the police officers determined they had probable cause to…
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