Alemu v. Department of for Hire Vehicles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MISGANAW ALEMU, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 17-cv-1904 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 9, 15, 18 : DEPARTMENT OF FOR-HIRE : VEHICLES, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION This case involves a group of individuals who believe that they have been defrauded by a government institution established, in part, to protect their interests; an institution that they claim has been corrupted by private interests opposed to their own. Plaintiffs are a group of taxicab…