Case law

In re T.G.M.

154 A.3d 95 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 18, 2016

Under these circumstances, J.S. cannot establish that he was prejudiced by Judge Arthur allowing the Ms to put on a rebuttal case. … J.S. suggests in passing that the children's social worker "was not a qualified individual who[] could render that kind of tes[ti]mony.”

Gilliam v. D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 25, 2025

R. 6(b)(1) is clearly intended to apply. See, e.g., Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12-I(n) (deadline for filing motions may be extended for good cause). … Whether Excusable Neglect Was Established The trial court in Ms. Ruiz-Reyes’s case ruled that Ms. Ruiz-Reyes had not established excusable neglect.

Levitt v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals

869 A.2d 364 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 10, 2005

We conclude that the contentions in appellant’s Petition for Appeal were not frivolous and, therefore, met the threshold Anjuwan established. OEA argues that “the apparent legislative intent ... … The Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act provides that a "person with Career or Educational Service status may retreat ... to a vacant position in such services for which he or she is qualified.”

Zajac v. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 13, 2025

Our precedent has established that several factors guide the determination of whether a motion to amend should be granted. … The DCWPCL clearly states that a bonus is a “wage.” D.C. Code § 32- 1301(3)(A). Thus, the productivity bonus Mr. Zajac alleges he is owed would in fact qualify under the act.

Carleton v. Winter

901 A.2d 174 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 15, 2006

Subsequently, there was an objection to his giving testimony because Grewell did not qualify as an expert on the duties of a realtor acting as an agent for her clients. … A husband who executes a contract does not automatically establish a principal and agent relationship with his wife with regard to that contract, but it is of course possible to establish an implied agency relationship.

Davis v. Moore

772 A.2d 204 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 26, 2001

In contrast, French did present a case in which the element of detrimental reliance was clearly established. That said, the reliance factor in this case is not de min-imis. … immunity, a well-established general legal rule that trumps the new rule of law, or (4) a principle of law, such as that of “finality” present in the Teague context, that limits the principle of retroactivity itself.

United States v. Little

851 A.2d 1280 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 24, 2004

Alvarado, supra, in which the Court reviewed a federal circuit court’s holding under the law governing federal habeas corpus that the state appellate court had unreasonably applied clearly established law as to the meaning … Campbell was' promised immunity from prosecution both as an adult and as a juvenile.

Johnson v. District of Columbia

728 A.2d 70 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 18, 1999

“While a witness may be qualified to testify as an expert on the basis of his experience in a particular field, a trial judge is not obliged to qualify a proffered expert when there are articulable reasons to doubt his competency … Clearly the proffered notices failed in this respect.

Valdez v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 15, 2024

If the defendant establishes to the trial court’s satisfaction that the proposed testimony is material, (clearly) exculpatory, non-cumulative, and otherwise unobtainable, the prosecution may debrief the witness to determine … Staton and his counsel were seeking a grant of use immunity in exchange for his testimony.

Akins v. United States

679 A.2d 1017 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 20, 1996

Bondsmen enjoy no particular immunity accorded government agents. … Although there was other evidence that might have similarly established these elements of the charged offenses, it was clearly the conspiracy theory of liability that enabled Barnes’ and Carrero's convictions.

Rorie v. District of Columbia Department of Human Resources

403 A.2d 1148 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 27, 1979

Such regulations are clearly “rules” within the meaning of the DCAPA, D.C.Code 1978 Supp., § 1-1502(6). See Junghans v. Department of Human Resources, supra at 23. Compare Wolston v. … While the Department did not begin making AFDC payments to petitioner until June 3, 1977, its determination that she was due AFDC benefits retroactive to April 1, 1977, establishes that she qualified as an AFDC recipient

Lewis v. District of Columbia Commission on Licensure to Practice the Healing Art

385 A.2d 1148 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 27, 1978

The physician plaintiffs herein clearly have standing to assert “their constitutional rights to practice medicine” in challenging the validity of this regulation. Nyberg v. City of Virginia, supra, at 1344. Cf. … , rely on others so qualified to perform the actual insertion of the needles.

Youngblood v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 28, 2021

The BZA’s analysis of whether Meridian qualifies as a private school was fairly cursory. … offering specialized instruction.’”3 It concluded that Meridian “clearly meets this definition as an organization that offers specialized instruction on global leadership and international diplomatic issues,” because

Wells v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief Board

449 A.2d 1079 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 16, 1982

The court in Seabolt stressed the teaching of Coakley : “A petitioner must ... establish disability from performing any job in the category before qualifying for retirement . ... ” Seabolt, supra at 912 . … This clearly was not established in the present case. Petitioner claims that the Board erred in refusing to retire him because there was no evidence that there was a permanent, light-duty position available for him.

L.C.D. v. District of Columbia Ex Rel. T.-A.H.D.

488 A.2d 918 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 25, 1985

Appellant complains, nonetheless, that a chain of custody of the blood samples was not established. To the contrary, Dr. … Cramer’s testimony regarding the HLA test results was clearly articulated and fully aired at trial.

Reid v. United States

581 A.2d 359 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 11, 1990

The elements constituting a violation of D.C.Code § 22-3214(b) are well established. 4 It is clear from the face of the statute that the government must establish not only that the accused possessed a proscribed article, … This court will not disturb the trial court’s findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous. Id.

Richard Bartel v. Bank of America Corp.

193 A.3d 767 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 13, 2018

Bartel the burden to establish that the check had not already been paid to someone entitled to enforce it. Bartel v. Bank of America, 128 A.3d 1043, 1047 (D.C. 2015). … Code § 28:3-301, “[a] person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument,” and not all owners will qualify

United States v. Thomas

294 A.2d 164 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 23, 1972

In Gooding the District of Columbia nighttime search warrant provisions of § 23-522(c) (1) were viewed as “special or local” in order to support the conclusion that those provisions modified or qualified the “general” federal … the District of Columbia, or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commissioner or magistrate for the District of Columbia are all described as having power to issue such warrants. 10 Clearly

Brown v. Jonz

572 A.2d 455 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 5, 1990

Because this record clearly demonstrates that Brown was imprisoned at all relevant times, his cause of action for legal malpractice was tolled until he filed his pro se complaint in May 1988. … District of Columbia, 569 A.2d 595, 596 (D.C.1990) (parole does not qualify as a disability that will toll the statute of limitations). 6 .

Galberth v. United States

590 A.2d 990 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 30, 1991

We must accept this finding of fact, which, as the government concedes, is supported by the record and not clearly erroneous. … LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 9.5(b), at 551 (2d ed. 1987) (“a general roadblock ... established on the chance of finding someone who has committed a serious crime” would “quite clearly”