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HAITH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-135.

526 A.2d 17 (1987)

Michael HAITH, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassandra P. Hicks, Rockville, Md., with whom Irwin G. Meiselman and Samuel M. Shapiro were on the brief, for appellant.

Michele Giuliani, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom James R. Murphy, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, FERREN and TERRY, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Michael Haith, a prisoner at the District of Columbia's Lorton Reformatory, was beaten and stabbed one night by four fellow inmates. He sued the District, alleging that it had been negligent in failing to provide adequate training and supervision for its correctional officers and in various aspects of its management and operation of the Lorton facility. The jury found in favor of the District, and Haith noted this appeal. Finding error in the...

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