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  • Winthrop v. 1600 16TH STREET CORPORATION

    208 A.2d 624 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 31, 1965

    Brown v. Alabama Foods, Inc., D.C.App., 190 A.2d 257, 258-259 (1963), citing with approval Elmer Gardens, Inc. v. Odell, 227 Md. 454 , 177 A.2d 263 (1962). In a recent Florida decision, Isenberg v. … Jackson v. Capital Transit Company, 69 App.D.C. 147 , 99 F.2d 880 (1938), cert. denied 306 U.S. 630 , 59 S.Ct. 464 , 83 L.Ed. 1032 ; Stevens v. Willis, D.C. Mun.App., 175 A.2d 600 (1961); Nash v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • United States v. Jenkins

    887 A.2d 1013 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 15, 2005

    Relying on our holding in United States v. … Fred Bieber, a former member of the FBI’s DNA Advisory Board, 5 and Dr.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Sokol v. McLaughlin

    147 A.2d 766 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 19, 1959

    Appellees brought this suit against appellant seeking contributions alleged to be owing the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Board. … It was conceded that a demand was made upon him for unpaid contributions to the Compensation Board, which demand was refused.

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  • Washington Times v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

    530 A.2d 1186 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 17, 1987

    Agency counsel has attempted to justify the challenged agency action as proper in the light of our holdings in Jadallah v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, 476 A.2d 671 (D.C. 1984) and Curtis v. … Hawkins v. District Unemployment Compensation Board, 381 A.2d 619, 622 (D.C.1977). 3 .

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  • Rouse v. United States

    391 A.2d 790 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 1, 1978

    United States, 415 U.S. 814, 831 , 94 S.Ct. 1262, 1272 , 39 L.Ed.2d 782 (1974), citing American Fur Co. v. United States, 2 Pet. 358, 367 , 7 L.Ed. 450 (1829). In Brown v. United States, 58 App. … The majority opinions in both State v. Middleton and Commonwealth v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Schoonover v. Chavous

    974 A.2d 876 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 2, 2009

    (citations omitted); Brown v. Carr, 503 A.2d 1241, 1248 (D.C.1986). … See Berg v.

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  • Head v. Robinson

    494 A.2d 1305 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 28, 1985

    See Stevens v. do. [Stevens], 346 So.2d 909 (Miss.1977); People ex rel Klee v. Klee, 202 App.Div. 592, 195 NYS 778 (1922); Ex parte Kelly, 261 P.2d 452 (Okla.1953); Buchanan v. do. … See generally Brown v. Dyer, 489 A.2d 1081 (D.C.1985), and Clark v. Clark, 485 A.2d 621 (D.C.1984).

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  • Johnson v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals

    912 A.2d 1181 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 21, 2006

    See also Providence Hosp. v. … Board of Trustees of the Univ. of the District of Columbia, 714 A.2d 776, 781 (D.C.1998) (quoting Cohen v. Rental Housing Comm’n, 496 A.2d 603, 605 (D.C.1985)).

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  • Williams v. United States

    75 A.3d 217 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 12, 2013

    In United States v. … See Brown v. United States, 627 A.2d 499, 508 (D.C.1993) ("We have repeatedly held that a defendant may not take one position at trial and a contradictory position on appeal.").

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Wisconsin Avenue Associates, Inc. v. 2720 Wisconsin Avenue Cooperative Ass'n

    441 A.2d 956 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 2, 1982

    The trial court found that the promoter, defendant Laurins, dominated the boards of directors and that the other board members viewed themselves as employees of Laurin and had no concept of their roles as officers and directors … Wellenkamp v. Bank of America, supra, 21 Cal.3d at 952 , 582 P.2d at 976 , 148 Cal.Rptr. at 385 ; Tucker v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Barksdale-Showell

    965 A.2d 16 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 19, 2009

    Barks-dale-Showell boarded the escalator headed down to the train platform. She initially stood on the right side and rode the escalator down. Then, Ms. … Brown v. Nat’l Acad. Sci., 844 A.2d 1113, 1115 (D.C.2004) (citation omitted).

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  • Mangrum v. United States

    418 A.2d 1071 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 20, 1980

    See Brown v. United States, D.C.App., 372 A.2d 557 (1977). The first situation arises when a conviction reasonably could have been produced by the government’s knowing use of perjured testimony. See Giglio v. … Brown v. United States, supra at 560. A “mere possibility that an item of undisclosed information might have helped the defense or . affected the outcome of the trial” is insufficient. Agurs v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • United States v. Johnson

    496 A.2d 592 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 5, 1985

    Brown, 743 F.2d at 1507 . … United States v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Bowman-Cook v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

    16 A.3d 130 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 10, 2011

    Brown v. Corrections Cot"p. of America, 942 A.2d 1122, 1125 (D.C.2008) (citing Colton v. District of Columbia Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 484 A.2d 550, 552 (D.C.1984)). Id. at 180-81. … Brown, 942 A.2d at 1125 . 8 .OAH was required to "give[] full and reasoned consideration to all material facts and issues.” Jones v. Police & Firemen's Ret. & Relief Bd., 375 A.2d 1, 5 (D.C. 1977). 9 .

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Hun Kim Lim v. District of Columbia Taxicab Commission

    564 A.2d 720 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 22, 1989

    Citizens Association, supra, 402 A.2d at 41 (citations and footnotes omitted); see also Ahmed v. District of Columbia Hackers License Appeal Board, 501 A.2d 415, 416 (D.C.1985); Scott v. … D.C.Code § l-1509(b) (1987); see Martin v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters’ Retirement & Relief Board, 532 A.2d 102, 109 (D.C.1987).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Gibson v. District of Columbia

    221 A.2d 715 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 25, 1966

    Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 , 83 S.Ct. 792 , 9 L.Ed.2d 799 (1963); Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458 , 58 S.Ct. 1019 , 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938). … Carnley v. Cochran, 369 U.S. 506, 516 , 82 S.Ct. 884, 890 , 8 L.Ed.2d 70 (1962). See also Evans v. Rives, 75 U.S.App.D.C. 242, 250 , 126 F.2d 633, 641 (1942) ; United States ex rel. Brown v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • American Combustion, Inc. v. Minority Business Opportunity Commission

    29 Cont. Cas. Fed. 82,183 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 25, 1982

    George Washington University v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, D.C.App., 429 A.2d 1342, 1345 (1981). Accord, Monaco v. … See Wieck v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, D.C.App., 383 A.2d 7, 11 (1978); Nathanson v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, D.C.App., 289 A.2d 881, 884 (1972).

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service Commission

    982 A.2d 691 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 8, 2009

    The statute governing judicial review of orders by the National Labor Relations Board, for example, states that “[n]o objection' that has not been urged before the Board ..., shall be considered by the court, unless the failure … Contract Appeals Board, a contractor challenged the authority of the Contract Appeals Board by arguing that it had too many vacancies to form a quorum. 64 We held that its argument was waived for failure to present it to

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • United States ex rel. Reinach v. Cortelyou

    28 App. D.C. 570 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 8, 1907

    Houghton v. Payne, 194 U. S. 88, 96 , 48 L. ed. 888, 889, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 590. … Payne v. Bates & G. Co. 22 App. D. C. 250, 252. 194 U. S. 106, 107, 109 , 48 L. ed. 894, 895, 24 Sup. Ct. Rep. 595. In the last case cited, Mr.

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  • District of Columbia v. Hudson

    404 A.2d 175 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 19, 1979

    Similarly, while it is clear that a parole board may consider an inmate's prior "criminal record," Wyatt v. United States Parole Comm'n, 571 F.2d 1089 (9th Cir. 1977); Roach v. … See Bell v.

    Cited 35 timesPublished

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