Hawkins v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM HAWKINS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 09-1831 (JEB) THOMAS E. BOONE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff William Hawkins is a Metropolitan Police Department detective who complained to a supervisor about MPD’s “All Hands on Deck” staffing initiative. He also made his concerns known to The Washington Post. This media interview led to Hawkins’s being disciplined and, ultimately, this lawsuit. He claims here that MPD’s actions violated the Whistleblower Protection Act and his First Amendment…