Legal Opinion
McAllister v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1995No. 93-CV-892PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
This appeal challenges the granting of a summary judgment motion against Alejandro S. McAllister, who was seeking damages stemming from a mistaken entry on a Judgment and Commitment Order (“Order”) made by the courtroom clerk and signed by the sentencing judge, that resulted in his being imprisoned, after a criminal conviction, for a period of time far in excess of the maximum term permitted for that offense. In this action against the District of Columbia (“District”), McAllister alleged theories of negligence and false imprisonment on the part of the sentencing judge,…
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