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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 timesPublished
  • FW 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 timesPublished
  • In re Klayman

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 15, 2022

    V. Other Disciplinary Proceedings Mr. … See PHCDC1, LLC v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Capitol 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 timesPublished
  • Sams v. United States

    721 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 timesPublished
  • Bender 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 timesPublished
  • In Re Bridges

    805 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 timesPublished
  • McGee v. United States

    533 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 timesPublished
  • Second 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 timesPublished
  • Mason 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 timesPublished
  • District 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 timesPublished
  • Mayfield v. United States

    276 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 timesPublished
  • Breen 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 timesPublished
  • Dillon 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 timesPublished
  • Bowman v. United States

    212 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 timesPublished
  • United States v. Morton

    50 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 timesPublished
  • Stanton v. Chase

    497 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 timesPublished
  • Ruffin v. United States

    524 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 timesPublished
  • Family 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 timesPublished
  • District 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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