Legal Opinion
Morton v. Bolyard
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 12, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2010-1595PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss. Because sovereign immunity bars claims against the defendants in their official capacities, the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants in their individual capacities, and because plaintiff has not exhausted his administrative remedies prior to filing this action, defendants’ motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
In the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, plaintiff was convicted “by a ... jury on charges of second-degree murder while armed and related…
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