$950,000 Settlement in DC Prisoner’s False Imprisonment Lawsuit
The District of Columbia paid $950,000 to settle the lawsuit of Joseph S. Heard for unlawful imprisonment.
On November 15, 1998, Heard, a deaf man, was arrested for unlawful entry into a George Washington University building. The case was dismissed October 13, 1999 with an order from the court for ...
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