Legal Opinion

Harris v. Allison

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 6, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-1104Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) SEAN HARRIS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 14-1104 (RBW) ) S. ALLISON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiff, Sean Harris, filed this civil suit against the defendants, the District of Columbia (“District” or “D.C.”) and three officers who work at the District of Columbia Jail (“D.C. Jail” or “Jail”), alleging that in January 2014 the officers violated federal and state laws by “savagely beat[ing]” him and “injur[ing] him…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007

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