Legal Opinion
Christopher G. Pitt, Sr. And Tela Hansom-Pitt v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 2007No. 05-7157, 05-7163, 06-7009PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
The events giving rise to this case are troubling. After a violent robbery, the police arrested the wrong person — plaintiff Christopher Pitt — then initiated criminal proceedings against Mr. Pitt despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. Mr. Pitt and his wife subsequently brought suit against the District of Columbia and three individual police officers, seeking relief under federal law and D.C. common law for malicious prosecution, false arrest, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. After trial,…
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