SHAW v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Civil Action No. 11-0946 (ESH).

825 F.Supp.2d 173 (2011)

Patti Hammond SHAW, Plaintiff, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

November 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl-Henri Gauvin , The Gauvin Law Firm, Baltimore, MD, for Plaintiff.

James Anthony Towns , Office of the Attorney General, Heather D. Graham-Oliver , U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Patti Hammond Shaw, a transgendered female who has undergone sex reassignment surgery and had her sex legally changed to female, brings this civil damages action against defendant District of Columbia (the "District") alleging that her treatment upon her arrest and while she was detained violated her rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and District of...

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