Fisher v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1982-10-07

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JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge: This ease grew out of an incident in which the plaintiff, Caricia J. Fisher, was arrested by a police officer of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for violating a local ordinance prohibiting eating on WMATA trains. Fisher sued WMATA, the arresting officer, and the former sheriff of Arlington County, Virginia, alleging claims under <span class="citation no-link…

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