LaGON v. BARRY

Civ. A. No. 86-2251.

658 F.Supp. 55 (1987)

Van David LaGON, Plaintiff, v. Marion S. BARRY, Jr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Racin, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Edward Allen, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

GASCH, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Van David LaGon, an inmate at the Lorton Reformatory, seeks to recover for severe head injuries he sustained while in prison which are allegedly the direct or proximate result of conduct by the defendants, the District of Columbia and several District officials.1 LaGon grounds federal jurisdiction on the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28...

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