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Johnson v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 25, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-1127PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
Plaintiff, a prisoner currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California, seeks to hold the District of Columbia liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the alleged actions of a former officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, Detective John Burke, whom plaintiff holds responsible for his arrest for rape in 1989. See Compl. for Violation of Civil Rights [Dkt. # 1] at 5-8. 1 The District of Columbia moves to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a…
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