ESKRIDGE v. JACKSON

No. 12593.

401 A.2d 986 (1979)

Fronzella ESKRIDGE, Appellant, v. Delbert C. JACKSON et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 7, 1979.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet LaBella, Washington, D.C., with whom DaCosta V. Mason, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom John R. Risher, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and Richard W. Barton, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before GALLAGHER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant sought damages, in his first amended complaint,1 from four officials of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections for allegedly negligent failure to protect him from an assault by inmates at the Lorton correctional facility. Appellant challenges the trial court's denial of his motion under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 15 and 21 to file a second amended complaint adding the District...

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