Musonza v. Costanzo
District Court, District of Columbia
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAPIWA MUSONZA, Plaintiff, Case No. 19-cv-2779 (JMC) v. JONATHAN E. COSTANZO, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Tapiwa Musonza witnessed two police officers arrest a kid at a D.C. Metro station. After Musonza saw the arrest, he approached the officers and the kid and began interacting with them. Although the situation initially seemed under control, things took a turn when a third officer arrived. That officer immediately made physical contact with Musonza while ordering him to step back from the scene. Musonza did not…
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