Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Smith
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 2, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2024-0036Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARK GRIFFIN, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 24-0036 v. Judge Beryl A. Howell PAMELA SMITH, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Mark Griffin filed suit, on January 5, 2024, against the District of Columbia (“District”), Pamela Smith, the Chief of the District’s Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”), and five unnamed MPD police officers, asserting claims, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for alleged violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights, and for common law tort, stemming from plaintiff being shot with rubber…
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