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National Voter Contact, Inc. v. Versace
511 A.2d 393 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 18, 1986
Board of Education, 34 Misc.2d 8, 9 , 228 N.Y.S.2d 62, 65 (1962) (letter calling court’s attention to its failure to consider certain relief is considered as an application for reargument). In Carr v. … Brown, 395 A.2d 79 (D.C.1978), this court considered a letter from counsel as "nothing more than” a request for an explanation of the court's order of dismissal. Id. at 81 .
Cited 8 timesPublishedFW Berens Sales Co., Inc. v. McKinney
310 A.2d 601 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 19, 1973
Co., 186 F.2d 473, 481 (4th Cir. 1951); Where a school board failed to admit the plaintiffs as pupils solely because they were unwed mothers after a court had already held in another case in which the very same school board … See Shull v. Columbia Municipal Separate School District, supra, 338 F.Supp. at 1378 (“[T]he [school] board acted directly contrary to Judge Keady’s holding in Smith.
Cited 17 timesPublishedDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 15, 2022
V. Other Disciplinary Proceedings Mr. … See PHCDC1, LLC v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedCapitol Hill Rest. Soc. v. DC ZON. ADJ. BD.
534 A.2d 939 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 22, 1987
National Black Child Development Institute, Inc. v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, 483 A.2d 687, 690 (D.C.1984); Roumel v. … District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, 384 A.2d 674, 677 (D.C.1978); Taylor v.
Cited 0 timesPublished721 A.2d 945 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 10, 1998
Wiggins, Brown, and Lee each testified that Reid stabbed Ward repeatedly as he lay on the ground. … See, e.g., Brown v. United States, 619 A.2d 1180, 1182 (D.C.1992) (“Appellant cannot raise a legitimate self-defense claim when he went out of his way to look for trouble”); Mitchell v.
Cited 26 timesPublishedBender v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
562 A.2d 1205 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 24, 1989
District Unemployment Compensation Board, 350 A.2d 730, 733 (D.C.1976); see McKart v. *1208 United States, 395 U.S. 185, 193 , 89 S.Ct. 1657, 1662 , 23 L.Ed.2d 194 (1969); Myers v. … No. 1581, 90th Cong., 2d Sess. 5, 8 (1968); see also Wallace v. District Unemployment Compensation Board, 294 A.2d 177, 178-79 (D.C.1972).
Cited 12 timesPublished805 A.2d 233 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 22, 2002
See Attorney Grievance Comm’n v. Bridges, 360 Md. 489 , 759 A.2d 233 (2000). … See also Sperry v.
Cited 10 timesPublished533 A.2d 1268 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 30, 1987
Stewart v. … E.g., McClain v. United States, 460 A.2d 562, 567 (D.C.1983); Byrd v. United States, 388 A.2d 1225, 1229 (D.C.1978).
Cited 15 timesPublishedSecond Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Prioleau
49 A.3d 812 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 9, 2012
Cornerstone AME’s Steward and Finance Board (“Board”) met in April 2008. … Pardue v. Center City Consortium Sch. of the Archdiocese of Washington, Inc., 875 A.2d 669, 675 (D.C. 2005); Meshel v. Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah, 869 A.2d 343, 353 (D.C.2005); Heard v.
Cited 13 timesPublishedMason v. Director of Motor Vehicles
186 A.2d 893 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 28, 1962
provides: “No owner of * * * a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia shall allow or permit the same to be operated by any individual who is not a duly licensed operator.” 2 .Code 1961, §§ 40-302, 40-602(a); La Forest v. … Board of Commissioners, 67 App.D.C. 396 , 92 F.2d 547 (1937). 3 . Part V, Traffic & Motor Vehicle Regulations of the District of Columbia. 4 . La Forest v. Board of Commissioners, supra n. 2 .
Cited 2 timesPublishedDistrict of Columbia v. Douglass
452 A.2d 329 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 13, 1982
Citizens Association of Georgetown, Inc. v. Washington, D.C.App., 291 A.2d 699, 703 (1972); see DeBruhl v. District of Columbia Hackers’ License Appeal Board, D.C.App., 384 A.2d 421, 425 (1978). … Board of *332 Bar Examiners, 353 U.S. 232, 238-39 , 77 S.Ct. 752, 755-756 , 1 L.Ed.2d 796 (1957); Woods v. District of Columbia Nurses’ Examining Board, D.C.App., 436 A.2d 369, 382 (1981).
Cited 14 timesPublished276 A.2d 123 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 15, 1971
Appellant denied placing any object under the seat or any knowledge of the brown envelope. 3 . See also United States v. Johnson, U.S. App.D.C., 442 F.2d 1239 (No. 23,900, decided March 22, 1971). 4 . … Chambers v. Maroney, supra, at 47 , 90 S.Ct. at 1979 .
Cited 16 timesPublishedBreen v. DC POLICE FIREFIGHTERS RET. BD.
731 A.2d 843 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 4, 1999
BREEN, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT AND RELIEF BOARD, Respondent. No. 97-AA-272. District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Argued May 18, 1999. … The Board found petitioner was sixty-one percent disabled and thus entitled to an annuity of $15,834.38. Petitioner appealed this determination. In Breen v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedDillon v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
912 A.2d 556 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 14, 2006
Ctr. v. … See Clark v.
Cited 8 timesPublished212 A.2d 610 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 2, 1965
This has no relevancy here, as no claim is made that either appellant or Ferguson intended to board a train and then purchase a ticket. … Martin v. City of Strutters, 319 U.S. 141, 147 , 83 S.Ct. 862 , 865, 87 L.Ed. 1313 (1943).
Cited 20 timesPublished50 A.3d 476 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 9, 2012
Brown informed police that he gave “Shorty” $40 in exchange for nearly $200 worth of groceries. Brown told police that he did not know “Shorty’s” true identity. … Gorham v. United States, 339 A.2d 401, 403, 410 (D.C.1975); see also Brown v. United States, 683 A.2d 118, 128 *489 (D.C.1996) (referring to the "obvious prejudicial effect" of evidence of drug use). .
Cited 5 timesPublished497 A.2d 1066 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 29, 1985
On February 15, 1983, this court’s Board of Professional Responsibility (the Board) recommended that appellant be suspended from the practice of law for one year and one day for neglecting, and opposing the interests of, … Stump v. Sparkman, supra, 435 U.S. at 362 , 98 S.Ct. at 1107-1108 ; see also Slavin v.
Cited 7 timesPublished524 A.2d 685 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 16, 1987
Dyson arranged to have Ruffin picked up at his sister’s home by Officer James Brown at around noon that day. … Furthermore, like Williams, Brown added that Ruffin was not under arrest and that he had no reason to handcuff Ruffin. But also, like Williams, Brown did not testify that he had told Ruffin he was not under arrest.
Cited 27 timesPublishedFamily Const. v. DC DEPT. OF C. & R. AFFAIRS
484 A.2d 250 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 2, 1984
See, e.g., Tower v. … Brown v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, 413 A.2d 1276, 1280 (D.C.1980) (citations omitted).
Cited 0 timesPublishedDistrict of Columbia v. Billingsley
667 A.2d 837 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 27, 1995
Safeway Stores, Inc., 225 A.2d 312, 314 (D.C.1967) (quoting from Brown v. Alabama Foods, Inc., 190 A.2d 257 (D.C.1963)); see also Hughes v. District of Columbia, 425 A.2d 1299, 1302 (D.C.1981). … Brown's responsibilities were elicited during testimony at trial. 7 .
Cited 14 timesPublished
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