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  • Wynn v. United States

    48 A.3d 181 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 19, 2012

    (quoting FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 529 U.S. 120, 132 , 120 S.Ct. 1291 , 146 L.Ed.2d 121 (2000)). … See Tuten v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Johnson v. United States

    349 A.2d 458 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 29, 1975

    The officer testified that inside the refrigerator he found a brown paper bag containing a pistol, later identified as the one used in the robbery, a Timex watch, later identified as the victim’s and a quantity of papers … See Ker v. California, 374 U.S. 23 , 83 S.Ct. 1623 , 10 L.Ed.2d 726 (1963); Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307 , 79 S.Ct. 329 , 3 L.Ed.2d 327 (1959); Trupiano v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Kuhn v. Cissel

    409 A.2d 182 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 4, 1979

    Corporation & 4934 Inc. v. D. C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, D.C.App., 407 A.2d 707 (1979) for proper application of the rule. … See, e. g., Capitol Hill Restoration Society v. Zoning Commission, D.C.App., 380 A.2d 174,185 (1977); Silverstone v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment, D.C.App., 372 A.2d 1286, 1287-88 (1977).

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Pope v. United States

    739 A.2d 819 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 21, 1999

    In Kleinbart v. … Brown v. United States, 590 A.2d 1008, 1014 (D.C.1991) (emphasis added) (internal quotation marks omitted).

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Mitchell v. United States

    399 A.2d 866 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 19, 1979

    Bar Association *869 Criminal Jury Instructions 5.16 (3d ed.) citing Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335 , 41 S.Ct. 501 , 65 L.Ed. 961 (1921); Gant v. United States, D.C.Mun.App., 83 A.2d 439, 440 (1951); Josey v. … Rowe v. United States, supra. See United States v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Matter of Samuels

    507 A.2d 150 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 2, 1986

    L.C.D. v. District of Columbia, 488 A.2d 918 , 921 n. 8 (D.C.1985); Brown v. United States, 126 U.S.App.D.C. 134 , 142, 375 F.2d 310, 318 (1966), cert. denied, 388 U.S. 915 , 87 S.Ct. 2133 , 19 L.Ed.2d 1359 (1967). … Chavarria v. United States, 505 A.2d 59, 63 (D.C.1986) (quoting Watts v. United States, 362 A.2d 706, 709 (D.C.1976) (en banc)).

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • DeShazo v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

    638 A.2d 1152 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 17, 1994

    See Long v. District of Columbia, 570 A.2d 301, 302 (D.C.1990). A. First, we note that in James v. … In Estep v. Constr.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Washington Post Co. v. Clay Properties, Inc.

    573 A.2d 1227 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 25, 1990

    Brown v. Carr, 503 A.2d 1241, 1248 (D.C.1986). The Post contends, however, that this is not an ordinary voluntary dismissal case because of the fact that CPI’s demand for a jury trial was untimely. … Brown, supra, 503 A.2d at 1248 (quoting D.C. Transit System, Inc. v. Franklin, 167 A.2d 357, 358 (D.C.1961)). To defeat the motion to dismiss, the defendant must show a “ ‘real and substantial detriment.’ ” Id.

    Vacated in part by Washington Post Co. v. Clay Properties, Inc., 1990 D.C. App. LEXIS 272 (1990)Cited 5 timesPublished
  • 6921 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Ltd. v. Universal Community Development, LLC

    954 A.2d 967 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 7, 2008

    Jung v. … Debenture Holders’ Committee v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • United States v. Warren

    373 A.2d 874 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 5, 1977

    See, e. g., Santobello v. New York, supra; Braxton v. United States, D.C.App., 328 A.2d 385 (1974). In United States v. … See Warren v. State, 29 Md.App. 560 , 350 A.2d 173 (Md.Ct.Spec.App.1976). 3 . This conclusion is consistent with various courts’ analyses of the scope of statutory grants of Immunity. See, e. g., Brown v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Fesjian v. Jefferson

    399 A.2d 861 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 19, 1979

    Broadrick v. … McGowan v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Square 345 Associates Ltd. Partnership v. District of Columbia

    721 A.2d 963 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 24, 1998

    As we suggested in Wolf v. … The assessment was upheld by the Board of Equalization and Review pursuant to D.C.Code § 47-825 (repealed 1993). Under current law, such review is undertaken by the Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Eide v. Traten

    73 A.2d 522 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 18, 1950

    VII, § 45—1602. 4 .See Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 305 U.S. 197 , 59 S.Ct. 206 , 83 L.Ed. 126 ; Willapoint Oysters v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Davis v. United States

    315 A.2d 157 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 11, 1974

    See Brown v. United States, D.C.App., 244 A.2d 487 (1968). Appellant claims error resulting from the trial judge’s sustaining objections to two proposed voir dire questions. … Based upon Dennis v.

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Williams v. District of Columbia

    558 A.2d 344 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 12, 1989

    In Frye v. … Jones v. United States, 548 A.2d 35 (D.C.1988) (enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT); Brown v. United States, 384 A.2d 647 (D.C.1978) (voice spectrography).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Mario Giovani Valendzuela-Castillo v. United States

    180 A.3d 74 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 8, 2018

    See Brown v. United States , 97 A.3d 92 , 95 (D.C. 2014). … Observation Post , BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY (10th ed. 2014); see Hood v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Town Center Management v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission

    496 A.2d 264 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 1, 1985

    See Poyner v. Police and Firemen’s Retirement and Relief Board, 456 A.2d 1249, 1251 (D.C.1983). … Bealer v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Comm’n, 472 A.2d 901, 903 (D.C.1984).

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Dalo v. Kivitz

    596 A.2d 35 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 7, 1991

    Brown, 365 A.2d 381, 386 (D.C.1976), to support the argument that attorney’s fees incurred in prosecuting an action for legal malpractice are properly characterized as compensatory damages for that case. … See, e.g., Winter v. Brown, supra note 10 , 365 A.2d at 384-85 . 18 . See also, e.g., Collins v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • Fox v. United States

    421 A.2d 9 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 22, 1980

    Byrd v. United States, supra at 1229; see Banks v. … See United States v. Brown, 160 U.S.App.D.C. 190, 209 , 490 F.2d 758, 777 (1974).

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Hsue Tung v. W.T. Cabe & Co.

    492 A.2d 267 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · May 13, 1985

    See Orange v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 556 F.Supp. 510, 513 (D.D.C.1983) (citing D.C.Code § 16-4311(b)); Ogunloye v. … Nor is the well-established principle that judicial review of an administrative action should be postponed until all agency procedures have been exhausted, Civil Aeronautics Board v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished

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