Legal Opinion
Bell Ex Rel. Estate of Sweptson v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 24, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-0299PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises from the death of Cie-rnan Richard Sweptson, Jr., who was allegedly shot and killed without provocation by an unnamed and yet to be identified District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) Officer, “John Doe.” As the mother and personal representative of Mr. Sweptson’s estate, Plaintiff Carolyn Bell filed suit alleging various causes of action under District of Columbia law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the District of Columbia (“the District”) and the unnamed officer. 1 Before the court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by22 opinions
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