Legal Opinion

Wasserman v. Rodacker

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 24, 2009No. 07-5307PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH. *

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Michael F. Wasserman brought tort and constitutional claims against a U.S. Park Police officer who arrested him for walking his dogs without a leash and for assaulting a police officer. The district court dismissed the tort claims due to Wasserman’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies and granted summary judgment to the officer on the constitutional claims. We affirm.

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Walking a dog on public property without a leash is a criminal offense under District of Columbia Municipal Regulation 24-900.3. On…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. Cromartie v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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