Legal Opinion
Hardy v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 6, 2009No. Civil Action 07-415 (RWR)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
After allegedly being assaulted by fellow inmates, plaintiffs Denis Garcia and Mar-tell Legrand filed suit against former Director of the D.C. Department of Corrections Odie Washington and former D.C. Jail Warden Steven Smith in both their official and individual capacities, and the District of Columbia, seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of the Fifth and Eighth Amendments. 1 Defendants Washington and Smith have moved to dismiss the claims against them, insisting that the official capacity claims should…
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