Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Dist. of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 24, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15-2247 (TJK)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge
Early in the morning on May 5, 2015, Plaintiff Elijah Jackson struck a moped *57while driving, drunk, with two companions. After leaving the scene of the accident, Jackson was pulled over by the police. What happened next is disputed. According to the officers, Jackson resisted arrest and they used reasonable force in restraining him. According to Jackson, the officers maliciously beat him even though he tried to comply with their orders. He subsequently underwent neck surgery, and claims to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of…
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