Legal Opinion

Dixon v. District of Columbia

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 20, 2011No. 10-7178PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellants Henry Dixon and Cuong Thanh Phung were arrested in 2008 and 2009, respectively, in the District of Columbia (“the District” or “D.C.” or “the city”) for speeding in excess of thirty miles per hour (“mph”) above the posted speed limit. They filed this class action on behalf of all individuals who have been arrested and subjected to criminal penalties for such speeding in the last three years. They allege that the District’s traffic enforcement policies deny them the equal protection of law and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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3Cited by31 opinions

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