Berton v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) RONALD P. BERTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 24-1750 (ABJ) ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff sued the District of Columbia and D.C. contractor Unity Health Care, Inc., in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, alleging unconstitutional and negligent medical care during his pretrial detention at the D.C. Jail. See Am. Compl., Dkt. # 18. The District of Columbia removed the case under the federal…