Legal Opinion
Johnson v. D.C. Metro Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 9, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1721PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN,United States District Judge
In a complaint filed on May 12, 2016, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, plaintiff Wilbur Johnson sued the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) and the “the Smithsonian Archives Museum” for negligence. He alleges that on May 10, 2013, while a passenger on a city bus, he was injured when the bus “was hit from the rear” by a “Smithsonian Archives” van. (Compl., ECF No. 1-1). He demands $325,000 in damages. (Compl. at 1).
On August 18, 2016, D.C. Superior Court dismissed the complaint against WMATA…
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