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DANT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 86-5063.

829 F.2d 69 (1987)

Patrick D. DANT, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Balsamo, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Carol A. Sigmond, with whom Sara E. Lister and Mark R. Pohl, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee WMATA.

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom James R. Murphy, Acting Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

Before SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

A member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's ("WMATA") police force arrested Patrick D. Dant for not paying a forty-five cent fare before exiting a WMATA subway station located in the District of Columbia. Dant was then detained by District of Columbia police for several hours. At his arraignment he was charged with fare evasion and pleaded not guilty. The District...

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