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COSIO v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 06-CV-1037.

940 A.2d 1009 (2008)

Richard COSIO, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Cosio, pro se.

Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General for the District of Columbia at the time, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Solicitor General, filed a brief for the District of Columbia.

Before FARRELL, REID, and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant (hereafter Cosio) sued the District of Columbia for negligence based on injuries he allegedly suffered when he slipped and fell in a shower area at the Lorton Maximum Security Facility, where he was imprisoned at the time. The complaint alleged that Cosio had fallen "due to an accumulation of water . . . on the floor" which in turn resulted from "the shower stalls leaking water and broken water pipes," and that the District, which...

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