Jones v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOUGLAS JONES, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 21-836 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 41 : DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al. : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND REMANDING CASE I. INTRODUCTION In December 2017, Plaintiff Douglas Jones had a contentious encounter with officers of the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), including Officer Lloyd Coward and Defendant Sergeant Timothy Evans. During the encounter, Mr. Jones vocally criticized Officer Coward;…