Edwards v. Okie Dokie, Inc.

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• dismissing § 1983 claim against a nightclub absent an allegation in the complaint or any evidence produced in opposition to summary judgment motion that nightclub was acting under color of District of Columbia law
• dismissing § 1983 claim against a nightclub absent an allegation in the complaint or evidence in his opposition to the summary judgment motion that the nightclub was acting under color of District of Columbia law
• “When expert testimony is necessary to establish the standard of care, a plaintiff’s failure to name an expert constitutes grounds for dismissal.”
• plaintiffs’ claims based on alleged violations of their constitutional rights failed where they conceded that they “were arrested by MPD officers” and not by defendant
• elements of false arrest and false imprisonment are the same and include the unlawfulness of the restraint

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