Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 27, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17–1982 (DLF)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DABNEY L. FRIEDRICH, United States District Judge
This dispute arises from an interaction between the plaintiffs and a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) police officer, William O'Brien (O'Brien). Before the Court is WMATA's Motion to Dismiss and Officer O'Brien's Partial Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. Dkt. 14. For the reasons that follow, the Court will grant WMATA's motion, and the Court will grant in part and deny in part O'Brien's motion.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs, Mark Anthony Hawkins (Hawkins) and his four-year-old daughter Sparkle Hawkins (Sparkle), left…
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