Legal Opinion
Stoddard v. District of Columbia Public Defender Services
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 3, 2008No. Civil Action 07-0549 (RCL)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, District Judge.
In this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff sues the District of Columbia Public Defender Service (“PDS”) for allegedly assigning a “non-lawyer, legal counsel imposter” to represent him during parole revocation proceedings before the United States Parole Commission (“USPC”). Compl. at 1. He seeks $5 million on behalf of himself and unnamed plaintiffs. 1 Defendant moves to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim. Because under the circumstances presented, PDS is not a…
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