JD Howlette Law files federal civil rights lawsuit against Arlington County
July 5, 2023
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Virginia - Today, we annouced the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit against Arlington County and two of its officers for depriving Arab-American Attorney Rani Allan of his constitutional rights following an alleged unlawful eviction by his landlord, who is also named as a defendant. According to the complaint, Mr. Allan was physically assaulted and evicted from his apartment in Arlington, Virginia by his landlord’s son after requesting information about the return of his $1,400 security deposit. Despite calling 9-1-1 to report the assault, Mr. Allan alleges that Officers Carly Whisner and R. Stanley reported to the scene and unlawfully seized, detained, and arrested him without probable cause, based on an arbitrary belief that Mr. Allan “looked like the primary aggressor.”