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· 8/12/2008

Dingle v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 571 F. Supp. 2d 87
  • 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62497
  • 2008 WL 3379519

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing punitive damages claims against two police officers because plaintiff “relie[d] principally on conclusory assertions that the officers . . . acted outrageously and in reckless disregard of her well being”
  • “The Court agrees that the District cannot be held liable for constitutional torts committed by employees, but it finds liability for common-law torts may be imposed on the District under the theory of respondeat superior.”

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Judges: Royce C. Lamberth

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