Lawyers Investigate DC Arrests
From the DC
City Desk:
Lawyers Susan Dunham and Dan Schember are investigating the arrests of approximately 72 persons in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in the District of Columbia on the night of January 20, 2005. Their investigation is on behalf of several persons who were arrested and who have sought their advice. The purpose of the investigation is to assess whether a civil lawsuit on behalf of those arrested should be filed against the District of Columbia for money damages, expungement of arrest records, and change in police practices.
If you were arrested in Adams Morgan that night and would like to consider joining others in filing a civil suit, then please contact Susan and Dan by email at dclaw@radix.net and dunham_susan@hotmail.com. Please include “J20 Arrest” in the subject heading of your email message and provide your name; current address; permanent address (if not the same as current); telephone number(s); a narrative of your experience; and a list of any documentary evidence you have, such as film, photographs, and arrest or release papers. Please preserve these documents! As an alternative to email communication, you may call their office, 202/328-2244, and leave a voice mail message for Susan Dunham. Your communications seeking legal advice will be confidential.
If you were not arrested, but witnessed the arrests in Adams Morgan that night, please contact Susan and Dan, as stated above, indicate you saw the arrests, but do not include a narrative account of what you witnessed. Susan will call you to interview you by phone. 
I have no idea if this investigation will turn up anything illegal, but it's good to see someone looking into it. I think. I mean, I know DC recently
lost a sizeable class action suit against the local police force for its conduct during a 2002 IMF/World Bank protest, so perhaps these attorneys are just gold digging here. Then again, I'd rather they investigate than not, even if it's only to find that the police acted perfectly appropriately.
Posted February 13, 2005 07:29 AM | ai action alerts
