Legal Opinion

David v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 19, 2009No. Civil Action 02-1145 (RWR)(DAR)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff Darlene David $2,000 in compensatory damages against the District of Columbia (“District”), $30,000 in compensatory damages against the Children’s National Medical Center (“CNMC”), and $1 in compensatory damages and $1 in punitive damages against Metropolitan Police Officer Andre Davis for injuries arising out of an assault. The District and Davis have objected to Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson’s recommendation that Davis pay David $20,598 in reasonable attorneys’ fees and $2,375 in costs. Because the…

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