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HOWARD v. CITY OF DURHAM

1:17cv477.

487 F.Supp.3d 377 (2020)

Darryl HOWARD, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF DURHAM, Darrell Dowdy, in his individual capacity; Michele Soucie, in her official and individual capacities; Scott Pennica, in his official and individual capacities; Milton Smith, in his individual capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina.

Signed September 16, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton Craige , Bradley J. Bannon , Patterson Harkavy LLP, Raleigh, NC, Amelia B. Green , Anna B. Hoffmann , Barry Scheck , Emma K. Freudenberger , Mary K. McCarthy , Meghna S. Philip , Nick J. Brustin , Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, New York, NY, Narendra K. Ghosh , Patterson Harkavy, LLP, Chapel Hill, NC, for Plaintiff.

Kimberly Martin Rehberg , John Pritchard Roseboro , City of Durham City Attorney's Office, Durham, NC, Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. , Michael A. Ostrander , Wilson & Ratledge, PLLC, Raleigh, NC, for Defendant City of Durham.

Eric P. Stevens , Poyner Spruill, LLP, Raleigh, NC, Henry W. Sappenfield , Joel Miller Craig , Michele L. Livingstone , Kennon Craver Belo Craig & McKee, PLLC, Durham, NC, J. Nicholas Ellis , Poyner Spruill LLP, Rocky Mount, NC, for Defendants Darrell Dowdy, Michele Soucie, Scott Pennica, Milton Smith.

Henry W. Sappenfield , Joel Miller Craig , Michele L. Livingstone , Kennon Craver Belo Craig & McKee, PLLC, Durham, NC, for Defendant E.E. Sarvis.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This lawsuit arises out of the conviction and incarceration of Plaintiff Darryl Howard for the 1991 murders of Doris and Nishonda Washington and the subsequent burning of their apartment. In 2016, Howard was granted a new trial based on the discovery...

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