Legal Opinion
McAlister v. Potter
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 21, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1612PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
Angela McAlister was arrested in November 2005 for allegedly assaulting her supervisor at the United States Postal Service. Ms. McAlister alleges that two Postal Service Inspectors used excessive force when they “dropped” her several times and dragged her up a set of stairs while assisting District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Officers with her arrest. Ms. McAlister states that she was injured and embarrassed by the arrest and seeks one million dollars in damages against the unnamed Postal Service Inspectors and against John…
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