Legal Opinion

Nix El v. Williams

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 30, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-0319PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge

On March 4, 2015, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed suit against the District of Columbia Department of Health (“DOH”), Tesfaye Williams, and Willis R. Bradwell, Jr. (“collectively, “Defendants”), alleging that Defendants wrongfully failed to change his daughter’s surname from “Nix” to “Nix El.”

Presently before the Court is Defendants’ [9] Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Upon consideration of the pleadings, 1 the relevant legal authorities, and the record as a…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by19 opinions

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