Legal Opinion
Robinson v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 2, 2005No. Civ.A. 03-2082CKKPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Carmen Jones Robinson, individually and as the next best friend of her former husband Joseph N. Robinson, brings this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Survival Act, D.C.Code § 1201, against Defendants the District of Columbia and Terrence Gainer, former Executive Deputy Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”). 1 Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, negligent and wrongful conduct by agents of the District of Columbia in the form of police brutality and excessive force during the apprehension of Mr. Robinson by…
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