Case law

Chaloner v. Washington Post Co.

36 App. D.C. 231 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jan 3, 1911

With these well-established principles in view, we approach the consideration of the single question presented by this appeal. … We are of the opinion that the qualifying words here used are not sufficient to remove the reasonable inference that the eriipe of murder had been committed.

Harper v. Moran

76 F.2d 980 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Mar 4, 1935

Bryan as receiver, who, having qualified, thereafter instituted this suit against appellant to recover on account of a stock assessment duly made by the Comptroller. … The judgment below is clearly right and is affirmed. Affirmed. Bryan having resigned as receiver, Moran was appointed and qualified as receiver in his place, and on motion was substituted as appellee.

Doggins v. Saris

295 F. Supp. 3d 11 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Feb 28, 2018

While that may be true in a literal sense, plaintiffs are clearly challenging the constitutionality of their sentences. *13 2 It is established that "the sole remedy for a federal prisoner challenging the legality of his … Plaintiffs seek nominal damages, Compl. ¶ 19, but the Commissioners enjoy absolute immunity from suit for monetary damages based on acts, as alleged here, taken in accordance with their "rulemaking power." Rivera v.

Schnapper v. Foley

667 F.2d 102 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Oct 1, 1981

This, it is alleged, caused injury of an unspecified nature to the class of persons who watch WETA, a purported class whose interests appellant Schnapper states he is qualified to represent. Id., P 8. … It has been established that taxpayer standing is never available and consumer standing unlikely to be available to those asserting a Property Clause claim. Public Citizen v.

Deering Milliken, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

595 F.2d 685 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jul 10, 1978

Copies of census reports which have been so retained shall be immune from legal process, and shall not, without the consent of the individual or establishment concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in … We reject this contention as contrary to the well-established presumption of administrative regularity.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arco Oil and Gas Company, Intervenor

816 F.2d 777 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Apr 24, 1987

(MDU), 4 which under the sales contract, must pay an incentive price if the gas qualifies for such pricing. … Congress clearly intended that these designations would be made through the procedural scheme it enacted for that specific purpose, and section 503 was that scheme.

Land v. Dollar

190 F.2d 623 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · May 18, 1951

The official status of the respondents does not immunize them from punishment for contempt. … Thus, the alleged factual situation and the issues were clearly depicted. The members of the Commission had possession of the property.

United States v. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Sep 1, 2026

clearly does. … Johnson, for its part, establishes that “physical force” under § 924(c) means force capable of causing injury (or pain).

Hugh Kaufman v. Thomas Perez

745 F.3d 521 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Mar 14, 2014

Even if an employer’s original decision to transfer or terminate an employee is entirely legitimate — or, as here, is immune from challenge because of the running of the limitations period — the employer’s subsequent refusal … Indeed, the majority — correctly—assumes that EPA’s original removal of Kaufman’s Ombudsman functions qualifies as an adverse action. Id. at 528.

Townsend v. United States

282 F. Supp. 3d 118 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Oct 16, 2017

immunity bars the claims under the Fourth Amendment (Count XII) and Fifth Amendment (Count XV). … Consequently, the plaintiff had no reasonable expectation of privacy and no Fourth Amendment search occurred, and, " ipso facto, there was no violation of constitutional right, let alone a clearly established one." Id.

Christie v. Callahan

124 F.2d 825 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Dec 23, 1941

On the contrary, their evidencé clearly establishes that' necrosis and sloughing took place in excess of what these would have caused. In this respect it was in agreement with plaintiff’s evidence. … These facts, taken in conjunction with the other evidence favorable to the plaintiff set forth above, clearly established that the X rays were the probable cause.

Massachusetts Bay Telecasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Intervenor. Greater Boston Television Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Intervenor

261 F.2d 55 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Sep 12, 1958

Other figures in the MBT structure would have been denounced by innuendo. 11 The Commission discounted all such items. 28 Nor were personages in WHDH immune. … That both are in avid competition with the Morning Globe and the Evening Globe, just as is the Sunday Herald with the Sunday Globe, has been clearly established. 34 The Examiner in considering this aspect of the problem in

Albright v. United States

732 F.2d 181 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Apr 10, 1984

We agree with the appellants’ argument that emotional trauma alone is sufficient to qualify as an “adverse effect” under Section 552a(g)(1)(D) of the Act. 12 Thus, if appellants could establish (1) that they suffered the … Appellants do not clearly articulate the legal standard which should govern a finding of intent or willfulness.

United States v. Morris Fahnbulleh

752 F.3d 470 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 13, 2014

The unrebutted evidence discussed above clearly established that there is no genuine issue of material fact with reference to venue, and the refusal of the district judge to offer the venue instruction is not error. … The district court did not clearly err in finding a loss of $1.9 million. At sentencing, the district court stated that the evidence clearly showed a loss of $1.9 million.

Judith Odin v. United States

656 F.2d 798 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 16, 1981

I Appellant Judith Odin received a federally sponsored swine flu immunization on December 4, 1976. … The agency’s conduct required two years of litigation in the district court and before this court to establish a principle that is plain on the face of the statute.

Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Glickman

204 F.3d 229 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Feb 4, 2000

These "requirements" may be minimal but they are clearly mandatory. Jurnove argued, and the district court agreed, that this case begins and ends with the fact that the Secre- tary provided no engineering standards. … Reg. at 6472-73), that generality was obviously qualified by the remarks just quoted.

Robbins v. Footer

553 F.2d 123 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Mar 4, 1977

Davis to establish his familiarity with the local medical practice in the District of Columbia. We hold that both the trial court's disqualification of Dr. … drive rural doctors out of practice, leaving small communities without any doctors. 10 9 Early in the history of the locality rule it became obvious that strict adherence to the same locality requirement could completely immunize

In Re SEALED CASE

223 F.3d 775 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jul 14, 2000

," and establish that the client actually "carried out the crime or fraud." … No reason appears why repayment of a lawful debt could qualify.

State of Georgia v. DOJ

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Aug 12, 2025

Several of our precedents establish—and the Supreme Court has assumed—that agency records can qualify as “intra- agency” materials under Exemption 5 in certain conditions even if exchanged with outsiders. … Soucie established that a document created by an agency’s outside private consultant can qualify as an “intra-agency” record under Exemption 5.

United States v. Paul Williams, Jr.

86 F.3d 1203 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 21, 1996

We conclude that its determination was not clearly erroneous. See United States v. … In fact the government proceeded below as if it had to establish that it had prepared for trial. JA 21-22, 93-95.