# District of Columbia v. Brown

> Supreme Court of the United States · April 29, 1985 · 471 U.S. 1073

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9047354

## Case

- **Full name:** District of Columbia v. Brown
- **Court:** Supreme Court of the United States
- **Decided:** April 29, 1985
- **Citations:** 471 U.S. 1073; 53 U.S.L.W. 3777; 105 S. Ct. 2153; 85 L. Ed. 2d 509; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1721
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Certiorari
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that noncompliance with a notice of claim provision in the District of Columbia Code does not bar federal causes of action
- holding that plaintiff’s noncompliance with D.C.Code § 12-309 cannot bar federal claims

## Opinion text

C. A. D. C. Cir. Motion of respondent Brown, aka Yusaf Lateef Salahuddin, *1074 for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.
The Chief Justice and Justice White would grant certiorari.

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