Legal Opinion

Afanasieva v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 3, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2021-1881Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INGA AFANASIEVA, individually and as next friend to S.M., her minor child, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 21-1881 (RDM) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER At around 7:00 p.m. on December 6, 2019, Plaintiff Inga Afanasieva’s minor son, S.M., boarded a Metrobus Route 70 bus to travel home. During the ride, a man approached S.M. and began an altercation that quickly escalated out of control. The encounter ended with the man repeatedly punching and kicking S.M., stealing his iPhone, and…

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