Case law

Cobbs v. BLUEMERCURY, INC.

746 F. Supp. 2d 137 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2010

At the time of these ailments, Cobbs had not worked the requisite one year to qualify for FMLA and DCFMLA statutory *139 leave. … [s]o clearly our decision was correct.” [Barry Beck Dep. 61:12-17; 63:2-4.] Bluemercury terminated Cobbs, Korsch, and six other employees on July 11, 2008. [Doc. 11-3 at 3.]

Doe v. Islamic Salvation Front (FIS)

993 F. Supp. 3 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 3, 1998

It clearly dealt with the issue. … Defendant Haddam argues that the FIS does not qualify as a de facto state.

Solomon v. Garland

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 16, 2024

There is some overlap, however, between the FRA and the FOIA: FRA records qualify as “agency records” under the FOIA, see Kissinger v. Reps. … establish a “clear and indisputable right to relief’ under the PRA because the PRA does not govern the records at issue. These are not PRA records because they qualify as agency records under the FOIA.

Islamic American Relief Agency v. Unidentified FBI Agents

394 F. Supp. 2d 34 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2005

To establish a conspiracy under § 1985(3), the plaintiff must allege: (1) a conspiracy; (2) for the purpose of depriving any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws, or of privileges and immunities … immunity.

TRANSWORLD PRODUCTS CO., INC. v. Canteen Corp.

908 F. Supp. 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 16, 1995

Grant recipients are required to establish overall goals for minority contracting for a specified period of time and goals on each specific prime contract with subcontracting possibilities. 49 C.F.R. § 23.45 (g). … TWP does respond to WMATA’s argument (regarding Count Four) that plaintiff’s common law claims are barred by the doctrine of governmental immunity.

Bitner v. Buttigieg

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 18, 2024

But the Court never said that the Secretary’s business judgment could “immunize” him from liability. Pl.’s Mot. at 6. … So Bitner is clearly wrong in her suggestion that the failure to object to the OPM Desk Guide forever forfeited the Secretary’s right to object later.

In Re: Navy Chaplaincy

306 F.R.D. 33 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 4, 2014

Cir. 2006) ("RFRA does not waive the federal government's sovereign immunity for damages.")). … First, the Navy's guiding documents clearly and unequivocally seek to promote a culture of tolerance, not bias.

Singh v. South Asian Society of George Washington University

572 F. Supp. 2d 11 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 16, 2008

The Supreme Court has established a two-part test for determining whether this “discretionary function” exception applies in a given case. See United States v. … [T]he decision about where to post security guards — regardless of whether that decision was negligent — is clearly the type of discretionary function that Congress has exempted from the FTCA’s waiver of sovereign immunity

Cheek v. Washington

333 F. Supp. 481 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 26, 1971

The Administrative Procedure Act established review as of right, rather than by leave, of all District of Columbia administrative agencies, and the DCCA was made the avenue of review. … Congress has exhibited clearly its purpose to bring about uniformity of decision by this centralization of review in the one court. 3 .

Abedinigalangashy v. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 18, 2024

Plaintiffs may establish subject-matter jurisdiction under this exception by showing that (a) the foreign state lacks immunity and (b) their claim meets certain statutory prerequisites. … Damages While establishing liability here is relatively straightforward, that is not the case with determining damages.

Center for Medical Progress v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 7, 2023

Withheld NIH Employees’ Names Qualify for Exemption 6 Nondisclosure Exemption 6 protects “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal … Correctly, nowhere does plaintiff dispute that the two NIH employee names requested qualify as “similar file[s].” Cf.

Nader v. Air Transport Ass'n of America

426 F. Supp. 1035 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 9, 1977

Moreover, none of the courts that have considered the issue have clearly articulated the basis for their decisions. … For a number of reasons, however, the Court concludes that at least insofar as the *1043 CAB’s immunizing power under section 412 is concerned, Carnation and Otter Tail do not alter the well-established Cunard-Far East primary

Fallacaro v. Richardson

965 F. Supp. 87 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 6, 1997

In order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under the Act, a plaintiff must show (1) that plaintiff is an individual with a disability within the meaning of the Act, (2) that plaintiff is otherwise qualified … Individuals who need wheelchairs, artificial limbs, hearing aids and other prosthetic devices clearly have impairments that may substantially limit their major life activities.

United States v. Chun Lin Zhang

358 F. Supp. 3d 157 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2019

The waiver is not the equivalent of receiving express consent from the Attorney General to reapply for admission nor would it convey upon defendant any sort of retroactive immunity with respect to the allegedly completed … However, subsection (a) clearly is not limited in scope to only those aliens identified in 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b). V. Conclusion The government's motion (Docket # 57) is allowed to the extent set forth herein.

Guadamuz v. Ash

368 F. Supp. 1233 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 28, 1973

They also ask the court to enjoin defendant Lynn from refusing to make available section 312 loans to qualified applicants. … in any case does not clearly impart discretion to the Secretary.

Acupuncture Center of Washington v. Brennan

364 F. Supp. 1038 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 5, 1973

Lorenzo White, the Reviewing Officer: In addition, the clientele to be served by such an establishment in this community must be primarily English speaking. … The fact that the National Registry for Engineers lists only two hundred possible qualified engineers in the entire country available for the job in question does not in this court’s eyes establish a necessary record of sufficient

Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Hendrickson

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2022

But the programmatic agreement contained no provision requiring the waiver of sovereign immunity. Id. ¶ 31. … If Narragansett decides to try again, the Court strongly encourages Narragansett to address—separately and clearly—each of the Agency’s arguments. C.

Wolf v. Menh

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 8, 2019

Wolf qualify for the Republican Primary, Mr. Wolf’s campaign organization, August Wolf for Senate (AWFS), hired Ms. Menh in March 2016 to serve as Finance Director and Advisor. Id. ¶ 4. … “The privilege is in effect a complete immunity.” Id. That said, the absolute privilege may be lost if abused.

Royer v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

933 F. Supp. 2d 170 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2013

The Court does not decide whether this link should qualify Royer as a “terrorist inmate.” However, if the Privacy Act applies, his association with LET is irrelevant. … Despite the fact that Royer’s claims clearly arise under the constitution, BOP argues that they are precluded by sovereign immunity. 10 Sovereign immunity is a jurisdictional issue and thus may be raised in a 12

Flores v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 24, 2025

The connection between AQI and various IEDs is well established. … The Court nevertheless finds that his killing qualifies as an extrajudicial killing that supports Cervantes-Barroso’s injury claim.