Legal Opinion
Matthews v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 28, 2011No. Civil Action 07-0031 (RWR)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Jeffrey Matthews, Frankie West, and Earline Hickman sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages and equitable relief, alleging that the District of Columbia and its Mayor deprived them of a constitutionally-protected property interest without due process by terminating their workers’ compensation benefits without providing them with a post-deprivation hearing to challenge the termination. The plaintiffs’ claims for equitable relief were dismissed as moot, and judgment was entered for the defendants on the claims for…
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