Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2017
Closed Date: 2017
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On Jan. 20, 2017, an individual who participated in a protest in Washington D.C., on President Trump's Inauguration Day, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff sued John Doe D.C. Metropolitan Police Officers, John Doe U.S. Park Police Officers, and the Interim Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, all in their individual capacities. Represented by private counsel, plaintiff sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Bivens for alleged violations of Fourth Amendment protections from false arrest and excessive force. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants used a "kettle" tactic to confine him and other demonstrators to a small area, and then deployed chemical irritants and flash-bang grenades against the members of the putative plaintiff class, as well as striking them with batons. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants then made numerous arrests without probable cause. The plaintiff sued on his own behalf and on behalf of a putative class, estimated to encompass at least thirty people, described as individuals who were subjected to the same police action as the plaintiff.
The plaintiff asked the court for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. Specifically, the plaintiff asked the court to declare defendants' conduct unlawful, order the expungement of class-members' arrest records, and for compensatory and punitive damages.
On April 18, 2017, the plaintiff filed a motion to stay the case during the resolution of his criminal felony charges related to the incident in the District of Columbia Superior Court. On April 24, 2017, Senior Judge Richard J. Leon granted the plaintiff's motion.
On June 12, 2017, the plaintiff provided notice of voluntary dismissal of the case without prejudice.
As of Mar. 20, 2018, the case appears to be closed.
Summary Authors
Micah Telegen (2/10/2017)
Sean Mulloy (11/6/2017)
Elizabeth Greiter (3/20/2018)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4571847/parties/carraway-v-john-doe-mpd-officers/
Leon, Richard J. (District of Columbia)
Light, Jeffrey Louis (District of Columbia)
Leon, Richard J. (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4571847/carraway-v-john-doe-mpd-officers/
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State / Territory: District of Columbia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 20, 2017
Closing Date: 2017
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A private citizen who participated in a protest in Washington, D.C., on the day of President Trump's inauguration.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Mooted before ruling
Defendants
D.C. Metropolitan Police (District of Columbia), Federal
Unidentified U.S. Park Police Officers, Federal
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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