Legal Opinion
Gates v. United States of America
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 5, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-1462PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Vanessa Gates filed this complaint as the personal representative of the estate of her daughter, Tiffany Gates-Jackson, against the United States of America and the District of Columbia (“the District”), alleging that the defendants’ negligence was responsible for Gates-Jackson’s death. The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint. Because the complaint states a plausible claim of negligence against the District of Columbia, but because the plaintiff has conceded the United States’ motion to dismiss the complaint…
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