Legal Opinion
Gross Ex Rel. Spears v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1999No. 97-CV-1309PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Maurice Gross, as “brother and next friend of James Spears,” 1 brought suit against the District of Columbia and unidentified Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers for common law and constitutional torts stemming from an alleged incident of police brutality against Spears at a bar near Howard University. The trial court granted the District’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment. 2
The principal issues on appeal are (1) whether the failure to timely file the notice required by D.C.Code § 12-309 (1995) is excused by Spears’ alleged non compos mentis…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Charles Carter v. District of Columbia, Maurice Turner, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Charles Carter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Daskalea v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- District of Columbia v. Arnold & PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Candido v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Snowder v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
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