United States DC Circuit

In civil rights action brought after a police officer sustained serious neck and lower back injuries during a training program, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's substantive due process rights were not violated; 2) he was not "seized" in violation of the Fourth Amendment; 3) the Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Disability Act bars his local law claims; and 4) the claims against the physician defendants are meritless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/30/2007
• Published 10/30/2007

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Fred T. Magaziner, pro hac vice, argued the cause for appellants.   On the briefs were Frank J. Eisenhart, Barrie A. Dnistrian, and Christian A. Natiello.


• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Hyden, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellee District of Columbia.   With him on the brief were Linda J. Singer, Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Solicitor General., Thomas M. Hogan argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Michelle Smith-Jefferies, M.D., Taunya Brownlee, M.D., and Craig Thorne, M.D.