Opinion

Wilfred Welsh v. McNeil & Elliott

  • 162 A.3d 135
  • 2017 D.C. App. LEXIS 147
  • 2017 WL 2825814
Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Filed
Jun 29, 2017
Status
Published
On the bench
Glickman, Gliekman, Beckwith, McLeese
Cited by
3 cases
Authority
More cited than 53.5%

“When a lawsuit has reached the summary judgment stage and a party’s standing is in issue, the requisite ‘standing must be shown through “specific facts” set forth “by affidavit or other evidence” to survive a motion for summary judgment.’” (quoting Grayson v. AT & T Corp., 15 A.3d 219, 246 (D.C. 2011))

How later courts described this case

  • “When a lawsuit has reached the summary judgment stage and a party’s standing is in issue, the requisite ‘standing must be shown through “specific facts” set forth “by affidavit or other evidence” to survive a motion for summary judgment.’” (quoting Grayson v. AT & T Corp., 15 A.3d 219, 246 (D.C. 2011))

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Opinion by Associate Judge Gliekman, concurring in part and dissenting in part, with whom Associate Judges Beckwith and McLeese join in Parts I, II and III B, at page 139.

Concurring opinion by Associate Judge Beckwith with whom Associate Judge McLeese joins, at page 157.

Before Gliekman, Beckwith, and McLeese, Associate Judges.

Per Curiam

Wilfred Welsh, a member of the Chaplin Woods Homeowners Association (“HOA”), sued fellow HOA members Beverly McNeil and Alvin Elliott (the “McNeils”) on the ground that they had leased out their home in violation of the HOA’s bylaws. The McNeils brought counterclaims under the Federal Fair Housing Act 1 and the District of Columbia Human Rights Act. 2 The trial court granted summary judgment against Mr. Welsh on the *139 ground that he lacked standing and against the McNeils on the merits. Mr. Welsh and the McNeils now appeal these respective rulings.

As to Mr. Welsh’s claims, we reverse the judgment of the trial court for the reasons stated in Judge Beckwith’s opinion. As to the McNeils’ counterclaims, we reverse the trial court’s judgment for the reasons stated in Judge Glickman’s opinion. The case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with these opinions.

So ordered.

. 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619 (2012).

. D.C. Code §§ 2-1402.21 to 2-1402.24, 2-1402.61 (2012 Repl.).

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