Richard Atchinson v. District of Columbia

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• holding that an allegation of a policy or custom could be inferred from allegation of an injury that “reasonably suggests] misconduct”
• holding that punitive damages “are not available against municipalities ... absent extraordinary circumstances, under District of Columbia law”
• holding that absent prejudice or an event such as the running of the statute of limitations, leave should not be denied solely on the grounds of delay
• holding that official capacity claims are “equivalent to a suit against the municipality itself.”
• holding that a delay of two years from filing of action is undue
• recognizing that, in deciding whether to grant leave to amend, “[c]onsideration of whether delay is undue . . . should generally take into account the actions of the other parties and any resulting prejudice”

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