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Kelly v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 15, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2019-0023Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LARTASHA KELLY, Plaintiff v. Civil Action No. 19-23 (CKK) ANTHONY GATON, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (November 15, 2021) Plaintiff Lartasha Kelly brings this lawsuit against the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) Officer Anthony Gaton based on the events leading to her arrest on June 29, 2018. After seeing Plaintiff strike another woman in the face twice, Officer Gaton tackled her to the ground. Plaintiff claims that Officer Gaton used excessive force and committed a battery in the course of…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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