Legal Opinion

Webster v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 13, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2020-0300Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRIAN WEBSTER, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-300 (JDB) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Brian Webster brings this action against defendant District of Columbia, alleging that the District violated his constitutional and statutory rights by failing to prevent a jailhouse attack on Webster during his pretrial detention in October 2016. The District now moves for dismissal of various specific claims within Webster’s amended complaint. The Court agrees with the District’s arguments and, therefore, will…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Davidson v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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