Pappas v. Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STEVE PAPPAS, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 19-2800 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 19 : DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Steve Pappas, Tawana Lindsay, Nichole Mathies, and Malachi Malik, former employees of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), brought this class action against MPD, the District of Columbia, and Peter Newsham in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the MPD (collectively, the…