Legal Opinion
Smith v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 8, 2005No. 01-CV-1392PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellant Jesse D. Smith filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Stephen Franchak alleging assault and battery, false arrest, negligence, infliction of emotional distress, and violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. At the end of testimony presented by Mr. Smith as plaintiff, the trial court granted the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, primarily because Mr. Smith failed to present expert testimony relating to the reasonableness of Officer Franchak’s use of force to break up a fight…
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3Cited by59 opinions
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