AKINS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 85-1456.

526 A.2d 933 (1987)

Mark AKINS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Akins, pro se.

Max O. Truitt, Jr. and Richard K. Lahne, Washington, D.C., filed a brief, for appellee IBM.

James R. Murphy, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Michele Giuliani, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., filed a brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

Before TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Senior Judge.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant contests dismissal of his suit pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim under which relief can be granted. Upon review of the pleadings and the relevant case law, we affirm.

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Appellant initiated this lawsuit after having been gravely wounded during an armed robbery on May 11, 1982. The perpetrator, Clifford Henry Williams, was out on $3000 bond for two previous armed robberies at the...

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