Legal Opinion
Sabir v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 2000No. 98-CV-628, 98-CV-699PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
This litigation stems from the arrest of appellant Judy Sabir, and the related detention of Karramah Taylor by officers of the Metropolitan Police Department. When the criminal charges were dismissed, appellants filed a civil action, with multiple counts, against the District of Columbia and the officers. Appellants appeal from adverse directed verdicts against them; the District also appeals from the refusal of the trial judge to vacate a judgment based on a jury verdict against it. We affirm.
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At approximately six o’clock on the evening of January 7, 1992, appellants…
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