Legal Opinion
Ford v. Turner
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 1987No. 86-356PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Camille G. Ford, challenges the trial court’s summary judgment for appellees, Maurice Turner and Carl Alexander, on her suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982). Ford alleges that Turner and Alexander violated her right to due process while acting in their official capacities as Chief and Property Clerk, respectively, of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ford contends, more specifically, that appellees received custody of guns alleged to be unregistered firearms seized by the police from her deceased sister’s apartment, and that they failed to notify her, as…
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