Legal Opinion
Hylton v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 7, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2021-2673Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KAREN HYLTON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 21-cv-2673 (JMC) v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Karen Hylton brings this suit against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and its Officer Christopher Delisi, alleging that Delisi violated her Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights by unlawfully seizing her and using excessive force as Hylton spray-painted (with permission, she claims) the side of a building at night. Hylton also claims that she was subject to battery, false arrest,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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