Brown v. District of Columbia

On June 30, 1972, appellant complained against the District of Columbia (appellee) in the Civil Division of the Superior Court demanding damages for false arrest, false imprisonment, and assault allegedly occurring on December 14, 1971.

On motion of appellee the complaint was dismissed because appellant “failed to comply with the mandatory notice provisions of D.C.Code 1972 Supp., § 12-309.” 1

While conceding that the suit was filed more than six months after the acts complained of, appellant contends that the police report (P.D. 251) of his arrest on December 14, 1971, for unlawful entry and…