Legal Opinion
Renay Hunter v. The District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 30, 1991No. 88-7265PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The district court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint, which made various claims at common law and under the civil rights statutes, against the District of Columbia and two of its police officers. We affirm except as to the § 1983 claim asserted against one of the police officers. We remand that claim to the district court for the plaintiff to replead in conformity with the heightened pleading standard discussed below.
I. BACKGROUND
According to the allegations of the complaint, plaintiff Renay Hunter was…
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