Case law

Stoyanov v. Winter

643 F. Supp. 2d 4 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 6, 2009

, see 28 U.S.C. § 2680 (h), and second, federal defendants cannot be sued in their official capacity for damages because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. … While plaintiff contests this by claiming that he was the most *14 qualified (Pl.’s Opp’n at 5), it is important to note that plaintiff cannot establish pretext simply based on his own subjective assessment of his own performance

Jones v. District of Columbia

273 F. Supp. 2d 61 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 31, 2003

Regardless, the complaint identifies quite clearly a purported policy that allegedly resulted in the violation of the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. … To make out a prima facie case under the ADEA, the plaintiffs would have to show that they: (1) belong to the statutorily-protected age group, (2) were qualified, (3) were terminated, and (4) were disadvantaged in favor of

Lombard Corporation v. Resor

321 F. Supp. 687 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 19, 1970

While the record indicates clearly that Chamberlain is not a procurement agent for the Army in the usual sense, just as clearly it possesses something more than the status of an independent contractor. … The doctrine of sovereign immunity is inapplicable to this case. 7.

Allen v. United States

625 F. Supp. 841 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 7, 1986

Finally, the Maryland Act has a specific provision which abrogates the well established principle of statutory construction that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed for the purposes of this … Having read the Act in its entirety, the Court finds that it does not clearly state whether or when a general contractor can be considered an “employer” of its subcontractor’s employees.

Miango v. Democratic Republic of Congo

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2020

The agency concluded that the individuals did not qualify for diplomatic immunity under the Diplomatic Relations Act, Statement of Interest at 5–7, but that discovery would aid in its determination of whether they were … Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under Rule 12(b)(1), the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence. See Lujan v.

LLC Energoalliance v. Republic of Moldova

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 23, 2019

Supp. 3d at 126–27 (concluding that respondent waived defense by failing to clearly raise it before arbitral tribunal). … Arbitrability Where the parties “clearly and unmistakably” delegated questions of arbitrability to the arbitrator, Howsam v.

Holladay v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2021

As noted above, the statute grants immunity to foreign states unless one of several enumerated exceptions applies. … Congress thus contemplated that a central bank could qualify as an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state. In Transaero, the D.C.

Entes Industrial Plants Construction and Erection Contracting Co. Inc. v. Kyrgyz Republic

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 17, 2019

Both the Ministry and the Kyrgyz Republic qualify as a “foreign state” under the language of the FSIA. … The Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry both qualify as a “foreign state” under this broad definition.

Lee v. Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · May 6, 2026

Expert Testimony In Lee I, Lee II, and Lee III, this court qualified seven experts that were previously qualified in Karcher I. See Lee I, 518 F. Supp. 3d at 481–82; Lee II, 656 F. … sufficient to establish a waiver of sovereign immunity under § 1605A(a) has also established entitlement to relief as a matter of law.”

Ali v. Carnegie Institution of Washington

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 25, 2013

Cir. 2003) (“[I]t has long been established that a state waives its Eleventh Amendment immunity when it consents to federal court jurisdiction by voluntarily appearing in federal court.”). … a waiver of sovereign immunity.

Africard Co. Ltd. v. Republic of Niger

210 F. Supp. 3d 119 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 27, 2016

STANDARD OF REVIEW Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq., a court shall not enter a default judgment against a foreign state “unless the claimant establishes his claim or … The next question to consider is whether Niger nonetheless enjoys foreign sovereign immunity in this enforcement action under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. See Creighton Ltd., 181 F.3d at 121. B.

Norton v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 22, 2025

Here, Congress explicitly excluded contractors from the FTCA’s waiver of sovereign immunity. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671. … The Government Did Not Clearly Delegate the Relevant Landowner Duties to Other Parties.

Wultz v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2010

The Syrian defendants argue that the terrorism exception to the general rule of sovereign immunity violates the U.N. … This 3 Court emphatically rejects the Syrian defendants’ invitation to reconsider the clear—and clearly binding—decision of the court above.

Donovan v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

614 F. Supp. 1419 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 19, 1985

The section 44(c)(2) contributions are an example of payments that do not qualify for exemption under WMATA Compact § 78. 3. … In further response to the contention that immunity should attach based on the rule that public property devoted to public uses is immune from taxation absent a statute clearly expressing legislative intent that it shall

Felleman v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2025

See ECF No. 9 at 17–19, 21–23. 2 Defendants assert that the term “good faith” should be interpreted “consistent with the standards and criteria governing the defense of qualified immunity in civil rights actions brought … However, the Court need not import the qualified immunity standard into the statutory framework to resolve this case. 9 of fraud and waste. Id. at 3.

Lambros v. Federative Republic of Brazil

District Court, District of Columbia · May 6, 2021

ANALYSIS Defendants argue that Plaintiff has not met his burden of establishing jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). Mem. at 17-27. The court agrees. … The Court explained that because the FSIA “is clearly one of the ‘local laws’ to which respondents must ‘conform’ before bringing suit in United States courts,” no exception under the Act applied. Id.

In the Matter of the Yellow Line Cases

273 F. Supp. 3d 168 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 10, 2017

As such, these decisions are clearly ‘susceptible to policy analysis,’ even if specific decisions were not the result of such a reasoned analysis.” Id. at 341. The court reaches the same conclusion here. … official immunity.”

Farah v. Government of the Republic of Somaliland

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 29, 2024

The Court Need Not Address Defendants’ Immunity Arguments. … It concludes that Plaintiff has not established personal jurisdiction over either group. 1.

Murphy v. Islamic Republic of Iran

740 F. Supp. 2d 51 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 24, 2010

Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. … This is a case where higher ratios are clearly warranted.

Doe v. Casey

601 F. Supp. 581 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 16, 1985

The results of that discovery clearly demonstrated that Mr. … But no regulation established a standard relating to sexual conduct or matters.