BROWN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 02-CV-756.

853 A.2d 733 (2004)

Prophetess BROWN, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Zucker, Washington, DC, with whom Steven R. Kiersh, was on the brief, for appellant.

James C. McKay, Jr., Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Arabella W. Teal, Interim Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.*

Before GLICKMAN and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and KING, Senior Judge.


WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

In this case, we are called upon to determine when an injury occurs for purposes of notice pursuant to D.C.Code § 12-309 (2001) where the District of Columbia allegedly failed to diagnose an inmate's medical condition. William Brown, appellant Prophetess A. Brown's son, died five months after he was transferred to a Virginia prison from the District of Columbia Department of Corrections Lorton Correctional Facility (Lorton). Appellant...

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