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  • General Federation of Women's Clubs v. Iron Gate Inn, Inc.

    537 A.2d 1123 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 18, 1988

    Id. at 38-39 (quoting Browning Debenture Holders’ Committee v. DASA Corp., 560 F.2d 1078, 1089 (2d Cir.1977)). … Id. at 40 (quoting Browning Debenture Holders’ Committee v. DASA Corp., 560 F.2d at 1088 ).

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Durso v. Taylor

    624 A.2d 449 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 29, 1993

    The Board adopted an emergency rule providing for that authority which was codified later as 5 DCMR § 2108 (1987). 6 II. … The school board allowed the student to take his examinations, but suspended him the following semester.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • IN RE DANA JOHNSON

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 28, 2016

    See Attorney Grievance Comm’n of Md. v. … The Board stated that, should Mr.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Atlantic Richfield Co. v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights

    515 A.2d 1095 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 26, 1986

    Stewart v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, 305 A.2d 516, 518 (D.C.1973) (citations omitted). … Postal Service Board of Governors v.

    Cited 58 timesPublished
  • Hazel Thomas v. James Buckley

    District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 15, 2018

    Aboye v. … Therefore, any claim with regard to the portion of the statute requiring a unit owner to provide notice “to the executive board” is thus forfeited on appeal. Cf Oparaugo v.

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  • Shortsleeves v. Capital Traction Co.

    28 App. D.C. 365 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 24, 1906

    He had no right to leave the car at Fifteenth street and the avenue, and to board an F and G- street ear. The transfer he accepted limited his right to board an F and G street car at Seventeenth street. … Rep. 1324; Baggett v. Baltimore & O. R. Co. 3 App. D. C. 522; Swan v. Manchester & L. R. Co. 132 Mass. 120 , 42 Am. Rep. 432 ; Bradshaw v. South Boston R. Co. 135 Mass. 410, 417 , 46 Am. Rep. 481 ; Manning v.

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  • Stitt v. Simpson

    154 A.2d 719 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 14, 1959

    Sackett, Chapman, Brown & Cross v. Osgood, 80 U.S.App.D.C. 99, 100 , 149 F.2d 825, 826 . See also Duehay v. Acacia Mut. Life Ins. Co., 70 App.D.C. 245 , 105 F.2d 768 , 124 A.L.R. 1268 ; Cameron v. Riggs Nat. … The nearest case in point is Gearheart v. Bank of Commerce & Savings of Washington, D. C, D.C.D.C., 138 F. Supp. 472, 473 , decided by Judge Young-dahl.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Keeter v. United States

    635 A.2d 903 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 29, 1993

    Brown v. Illinois, supra note 1, 422 U.S. at 603, 95 S.Ct. at 2261. … That is, as explained in part II.C., infra, the government does not and could not reasonably argue that the effects of the illegality were dissipated under the test of Brown v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Waterstaat v. United States

    252 A.2d 507 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 25, 1969

    See Dickson v. United States, D.C.App., 226 A.2d 364 (1967); Wesley v. United States, D.C.App., 233 A.2d 514 (1967). … Brown v. United States, 58 App.D.C. 311 , 30 F.2d 474 (1929); Wilson v. United States, 91 U.S.App.D.C. 135 , 198 F.2d 299 (1952).

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Tenants of 3039 Q Street v. District of Columbia Rental Accommodations Commission

    391 A.2d 785 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 1, 1978

    Coakley v. Police & Firemen’s Ret. and Relief Board, D.C.App., 370 A.2d 1345, 1349 (1977). See also Unemployment Comm’n v. Aragon, 329 U.S. 143, 153-54 , 67 S.Ct. 245 , 91 L.Ed. 136 (1946); Billings v. … District Unemployment Compensation Board, D.C.App., 367 A.2d 116, 118 (1976); Watergate Improvement Associates v. PSC, D.C.App., 326 A.2d 778, 785 (1974).

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Embassy of Pakistan, IIS v. Lenkin Co. Management

    996 A.2d 817 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 3, 2010

    The court premised its ruling on the fact that IIS’s estimate of the square footage was not based on a measurement in accordance with the Washington Board of Realtor’s method. … Martin v. United States, 606 A.2d 120, 131-32 (D.C.1991) (quoting Burns v. Thiokol Chem. Corp., 483 F.2d 300, 302 (5th Cir.1973)). III.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • McHugh v. Duane

    53 A.2d 282 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 28, 1947

    Potts v. Wallace, 146 U.S. 689 , 13 S. Ct. 196 , 36 L.Ed. 1135 ; Clark v. Bever, 139 U.S. 96 , 11 S.Ct. 468 , 35 L.Ed. 88 . Wilmer v. Placide, 131 Md. 399 , 102 A. 541 . Clark v. … See Gibbon v. Hill, 3 Cir., 79 F.2d 288 ; Coleman v. Tepel, 3 Cir., 230 F. 63 . City of Mankato v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co., 8 Cir., 142 F. 329, 335 ; see Callan v. Statham, supra. Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Dupont Circle Citizens Ass'n v. District of Columbia Zoning Commission

    355 A.2d 550 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 12, 1976

    In the case of Rebman v. … The California Court of Appeal was faced with a uniformity provision virtually identical to ours in Orinda Homeowners Committee v. Board of Supervisors, 11 Cal.App.3d 768 , 90 Cal.Rptr. 88 (1st Dist. 1970).

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Ball v. United States

    803 A.2d 971 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 25, 2002

    United States, 682 A.2d 167, 168 (D.C.1996) (quoting Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730, 742 , 103 S.Ct. 1535 , 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983) (plurality opinion)). … (quoting Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. at 741-42 , 103 S.Ct. 1535 )).

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Colie L. Long v. United States

    163 A.3d 777 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 20, 2017

    Roach, 669 A.2d 700, 702 n.5 (D.C. 1995) (acknowledging that a § 23-110 motion might be reviewed in ―special circumstances‖ even if it raised the same grounds previously rejected in an earlier § 23-110); Brown v. … United States, 623 F.3d 41, 46 (2d Cir. 2010); In re Brown, 594 F. App‘x 726, 729 (3d Cir. 2014); In re Gray, 850 F.3d 139, 142–43 (4th Cir. 2017); King v. Morgan, 807 F.3d 154, 157 (6th Cir. 2015); Wentzell v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. District of Columbia

    608 A.2d 161 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 2, 1992

    This case involves appellant’s complaint for damages and injunctive relief from the District government and its employees for harassment and alleged breaches of the collective bargaining contract between the Board of Education … Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc., 453 A.2d 110, 111 (D.C.1982). Also, contrary to appellant's contention, the exhaustion issue was raised and argued in the trial court.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Levis v. Kengla

    8 App. D.C. 230 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 17, 1896

    Leggett v. Standard Oil Co., 149 U. S. 294 ; Hayward v. National Bank, 96 U. S. 611 ; McQuiddy v. Ware, 20 Wall. 14 ; Naddo v. Bardon, 47 Fed. Rep. 788; Naddo v. Bardon, 51 Fed. Rep. 497, by Mr. … But we may refer to Hammond v. Hopkins, 143 U. S. 250 ; Speidel v. Henrici, 120 U. S. 387 ; Brown v. Buena Vista, *240 95 U. S. 161 ; Sullivan v. Railroad Co., 94 U. S. 806 ; Richards v. Mackall, 124 U. S. 183 .

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Bondurant v. Bondurant

    283 A.2d 26 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 1, 1971

    D.C.Code 1967, § 16-904 permits the granting of a divorce for desertion for 1 year or voluntary separation from bed and board for 1 year. 2 . See Hawkins v. Hawkins, 89 U.S.App.D.C. 147 , 191 F.2d 344 (1951). 3 . … Roberts v. Roberts, 95 U.S.App.D.C. 382, 384 , 222 F.2d 408, 410 (1955); Smith v. Smith, D.C.App., 256 A.2d 833, 836 (1969); Johnson v. Johnson, D.C.App., 221 A.2d 85, 86 (1966); Henderson v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • United States v. Nicks

    427 A.2d 444 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 3, 1981

    As in Brown v. … See United States v. Martinez-Fuerte, 428 U.S. 543 , 96 S.Ct. 3074 , 49 L.Ed.2d 1116 (1976); United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975); Almeida-Sanchez v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Mendes v. United States

    595 A.2d 972 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 16, 1991

    He also filed a complaint with, the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel on the part of his retained attorney. … See Gurley v. United States, 353 A.2d 8, 9 (D.C.1976). See also United States v. Fazzani, 871 F.2d 635, 642 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 982 , 110 S.Ct. 517 , 107 L.Ed.2d 518 (1989); United States v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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