Case law

In re Atkinson

785 A.2d 318 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 15, 2001

PER CURIAM: In this reciprocal discipline case originating in Maryland, the Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that Rena V. … Accordingly, and substantially for the reasons stated by the Board, Rena V.

Hunt v. United States

171 A.2d 515 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 12, 1961

Dumbra v. United States, 268 U.S. 435, 441 , 45 S.Ct. 546, 549 , 69 L.Ed. 1032, 1036 . 4 . Harris v. … Rodriguez v. United States, 5 Cir., 227 F.2d 912 ; United States v. Kaiser, 7 Cir., 138 F.2d 219 , certiorari denied 320 U.S. 801 , 64 S.Ct. 431 , 88 L.Ed. 483 .

Geier v. Jordan

107 A.2d 440 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 16, 1954

Brown v. Shimabukuro, 73 App.D.C. 194 , 118 F.2d 17 ; Young v. Young, 57 App.D.C. 157 , 18 F.2d 807 . … Brown v. Robertson, 120 Ind.App. 434 , 92 N.E.2d 856, 858 , quoting 1 Am.Jur., Abuse of Process § 6. (Emphasis supplied.) See also, Ligitsos v. Finerman, 329 Ill.App. 241 , 67 N.E.2d 610 .

Matter of Campbell

572 A.2d 1059 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 9, 1990

United States v. Campbell, 874 F.2d 838 (1st Cir.1989). Based on his conviction, respondent was disbarred by the Supreme Court of Maine. See Board of Overseers v. Campbell, Docket No. Bar-87-15 (Me.1989). … Citing Mathews v.

Barbour v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

499 A.2d 122 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 8, 1985

We first were called on to address this provision in Washington Post Co. v. District Unemployment Compensation Board, 377 A.2d 436 (D.C.1977). … Our next case evaluating the “labor dispute” disqualification was National Broadcasting Co. v. District Unemployment Compensation Board, supra.

In Re Morrison

851 A.2d 430 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 27, 2004

No exceptions to the Board’s Report and Recommendation have been filed. … Comm. of Maryland v. Morrison, Misc. Docket AG, No. 25, September Term 2002. On June 13, 2003, Bar Counsel filed a certified copy of the order from the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Matter of McGough

605 A.2d 605 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 7, 1992

See United States v. McGough, No. Cr. 90-301A (E.D.Va. Jan. 18, 1991). The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently affirmed all fourteen convictions. United States v. … Before respondent had been convicted, the Board recommended that we suspend respondent from the practice of law for six months.

Lucas v. United States

522 A.2d 876 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 18, 1987

Brown v. United States, 343 A.2d 48 (D.C.1975), however, furnishes useful guidance. … As explained in Hicks v.

In Re Evans

533 A.2d 243 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 5, 1987

Frazier v. Heebe, — U.S.-, 107 S.Ct. 2607 , 2612 n. 7, 96 L.Ed.2d 557 (1987) (citing Theard v. United States, 354 U.S. 278, 282 , 77 S.Ct. 1274, 1276 , 1 L.Ed.2d 1842 (1957); Selling v. … Sperry v. Florida, ex rel., Florida Bar, 373 U.S. 379, 385-87 , 83 S.Ct. 1322, 1325-27 , 10 L.Ed.2d 428 (1963)).

Nicks v. United States

273 A.2d 256 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 3, 1971

United States v. Maloney, 402 F.2d 448 (1st Cir. 1968). See also United States v. Paradise, 334 F.2d 748, 749 (3d Cir. 1964). … Preston v. United States, 376 U.S. 364, 367 , 84 S.Ct. 881 , 11 L.Ed.2d 777 (1963). See also Martone v. United States, 396 F.2d 229 (1st Cir. 1968). A somewhat similar factual situation was presented in Walker v.

In re C.J.

514 A.2d 460 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 2, 1986

Auxier v. Kraisel, 466 A.2d 416, 418 (D.C.1983) (per curiam); see also Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVay, 431 A.2d 543, 546-47 (D.C.1981). … Kotteakos v. United States, 328 U.S. 750, 765 , 66 S.Ct. 1239, 1248 , 90 L.Ed. 1557 (1946); see also Hairston v. United States, 500 A.2d 994, 998 (D.C.1985); Washington v. United States, 499 A.2d 95 , 102 (D.C. 1985).

Matter of Lieberman

592 A.2d 1060 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 13, 1991

Board recommend reciprocal disbarment by consent. … See Order, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Eliot Leslie Lieberman, 320 Md. 60 , 575 A.2d 1248 (1990). 3 .

Wilson v. United States

590 A.2d 1002 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 8, 1991

Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161, 165 , 97 S.Ct. 2221, 2225 , 53 L.Ed.2d 187 (1977). … United States, 402 A.2d 822 (D.C.1979); Worthy v. United States, 420 A.2d 1216, 1218 (D.C.1980) (ordinarily, purpose of possession is irrelevant); Brown v.

Norman v. United States

20 App. D.C. 494 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 5, 1902

, wilfully, and with malice aforethought did kill and murder the said Annie Brown. … Coffin v. United States, 162 U. S. 664 . Moreover, the instruction numbered three was simply a variation in language, and not in substance, of the instructions numbered one and two granted on behalf of the defendant.

D.C. Department of Health v. D.C. Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 28, 2022

See Yee v. … DOH’s final retort is that the OEA Board has previously taken a different position on this point, and that we should defer to its earlier interpretation. See Jackson v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Gen.

Kakaes v. George Washington University

683 A.2d 128 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 26, 1996

Perrin v. … In Farrington v.

In Re Minninberg

485 A.2d 149 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 25, 1984

D.C.Bar R.XI, § 7 provides the appropriate standard for our review of the Board’s Report and Recommendation: [The] Court shall accept the findings of fact made by the Board unless they are unsupported by substantial evidence … See In re Willcher, 404 A.2d 185 (D.C.1979) (mental state and financial difficulties of respondent while relevant do not excuse theft); Henry v.

Smith v. United States

561 A.2d 468 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 11, 1989

Streater v. United States, 478 A.2d 1055, 1058 (D.C.1984). We therefore may review his claim only for plain error. See Brown v. United States, 289 A.2d 891, 893 (D.C.1972). … See Dumas v.

Thomas v. United States

731 A.2d 415 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 1, 1999

Leung, 929 F.2d 1204, 1209 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 906 , 112 S.Ct. 297 , 116 L.Ed.2d 241 (1991); United States v. Brown, 101 F.3d 1272, 1274 (8th Cir.1996); United States v. … When police asked Brown his name following his arrest on a narcotics charge, Brown falsely claimed that he was Marius Singleton.

In Re Ryan

670 A.2d 375 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 29, 1996

II Respondent does not contest the recommended sanctions of the Board; instead she objects generally to the Board’s findings, arguing that the Board “completely ignored the facts as they were outlined by the witnesses _” … Nolan v. Foreman, 665 F.2d 738 , 739 n. 3 (5th Cir.1982) (citations omitted).