Legal Opinion
Haight v. O'Bannon
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 22, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-1211PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiff - Miesha Haight was arrested for failing to follow -a- police officer’s verbal commands during a- late-night altercation between- two of her neighbors. Haight claims that her arrest was unjusti fied and that the arresting officer assaulted her in the process of carrying it out. She has filed suit against the officer for false arrest, excessive force, and violation of her First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights. She has also sued the District of Columbia and Police Chief Cathy Lanier for vicarious…
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