Can the family of a former State Department employee take legal action for assault?

Serious Crime · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Jun 23, 2026

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Your callCan the family of a former employee take legal action for assault?

TL;DR

1A former employee and his family say two officers showed up at their home and threatened them.
2They claim one officer forcibly grabbed the employee and made a threatening gesture at his young son, calling him a racial slur.
3The district court their assault claim, but the family argues their rights were violated and deserve to be heard in court.

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2They claim USAT lied about being accredited after losing ECFMG approval in 2018.
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2He spent over three years in state prison for related crimes before the federal sentence.
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Your callShould he get a reduced sentence because the officer was off duty?

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1In 2006, a man acted as a lookout in a robbery where his friend killed an off-duty deputy.
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Your callShould he get a reduced sentence because the officer was off duty?

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1In 2006, a man acted as a lookout in a robbery where his friend killed an off-duty deputy.
2He was sentenced to life under a rule holding accomplices liable, but the law changed in 2018.
3He says his sentence should be cut because the new rule requires intent if the officer wasn't on duty.

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