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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. MORENO

No. 92-CV-1569.

647 A.2d 396 (1994)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Victor MORENO, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. McDonald, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John Payton, Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

W. Gary Kohlman, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and KING, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

Appellee Victor Moreno, an inmate of the District of Columbia's maximum security prison at Lorton, Virginia, was assaulted by several people (presumably other prisoners). He received multiple stab wounds to his back and legs which required surgery, the removal of a kidney and extended hospitalization. On July 30, 1990, appellee brought a negligence action against the District of Columbia. He sought $250,000 in compensatory damages and $250...

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