Blair v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID ALAN BLAIR, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 23-01574 (AHA) v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. Memorandum Opinion David Alan Blair sues the District of Columbia and two of its police officers, Kevin Peralta and Aaron Smith, alleging they used excessive force against him during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, after he hit one of the officers with a lacrosse stick. The parties cross-move for summary judgment. The court concludes that, accepting Blair’s evidence as true, the officers used excessive force…