Legal Opinion

Bostic v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 2006No. 05-CV-41PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Pierre Bostic appeals the dismissal, with prejudice, of his complaint against the District of Columbia, which alleged that a uniformed officer of the United States Capitol Police committed tortious acts when he arrested appellant. He also claims that the trial court prematurely granted appellee’s motion to dismiss without first ruling on his motion to join the United States Capitol Police as a defendant. We affirm.

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Appellant’s complaint alleged that on February 14, 2004, he was falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, assaulted, battered, and the subject of intentional…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wade v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Giles v. Shell Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Jordan Keys & Jessamy, LLP v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. District of Columbia v. HamptonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Charles R. Goddard v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, a Corporation, Charles R. Goddard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kaplan v. MORGAN STANLEY & CO., INC.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  2. Rawlings v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  3. Powers-Bunce v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
  4. Youngbey v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  5. Keith Wicks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2020

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