Case law

Nemeth-Greenleaf v. United States Office of Personnel Management

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2026

The injury need not be an “exact duplicate” of an established common-law harm, but there must be a “close historical or common-law analogue for [the] asserted injury.” Id. … The United States retains sovereign immunity for non-economic harms, such as “loss of reputation, shame, mortification, injury to the feelings and the like.” Id. at 295–96, 299, 304. The D.C.

Estate of Wanda Lorraine Kelly Johnson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2024

In particular, “[i]n a FSIA default proceeding, a factual finding is not deemed clearly erroneous if there is an adequate basis in the record for inferring that the district court . . . was satisfied with the evidence … a general rule granting foreign sovereigns immunity from the jurisdiction of United States courts,” Mohammadi v.

Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Vilsack

237 F. Supp. 3d 15 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2017

. § 2131 et seq., establishes minimum standards for the humane care and treatment of animals that are exhibited to the public. … Circuit has held that an individual or organization with standing to seek judicial review of an agency’s decision “clearly qualifies as an ‘interested person’ who normally may intervene in the administrative proceeding

Cruise Connections Charter Management 1, Lp v. Attorney General of Canada

55 F. Supp. 3d 156 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 21, 2014

RCMP moved to dismiss the Complaint on March 31, 2009, arguing that Canada is immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602–1611, and that no exception to FSIA applied. … Snitzer was qualified to provide expert testimony on the calculation and projection of cruise line onboard revenue. Based on Mr.

Scott v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2025

Trial evidence established that Ms. … That case is clearly distinguishable. As just noted, undisputed evidence showed that Ms.

Douglas Timber Operators, Inc. v. Salazar

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2011

Cir. 1996) (“Government acts constricting a firm’s supply of its main raw material clearly inflict the constitutionally necessary injury.”). The D.C. … The court concluded that “the potential destruction of fire is so severe that relatively modest increments in risk should qualify for standing.” Id. at 1235. Thus, the D.C.

Chappell-Johnson v. Bair

574 F. Supp. 2d 103 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 3, 2008

Judge Kavanaugh’s opinion in Brady , written for a unanimous panel of our Court of Appeals, sets out this Court’s task quite succinctly: Lest there be any lingering uncertainty, we state the rule clearly: In a Title VII disparate-treatment … Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 253 , 101 S.Ct. 1089 , 67 L.Ed.2d 207 (1981) (“The burden of establishing a prima facie case of disparate treatment is not onerous.”).

Weinstein v. Islamic Republic of Iran

175 F. Supp. 2d 13 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2001

The plaintiffs, who are family members and administrators of the estate of Ira Weinstein, filed this suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) of 1976, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611 . … It is clearly not appropriate for the Court to use the doctrine of judicial notice to make conclusions of law in the present case based on the conclusions of law made in Eisenfeld .

Lane v. District of Columbia

72 F. Supp. 3d 215 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 3, 2014

City of Canton, 489 U.S. at 396 , 109 S.Ct. 1197 (O’Connor, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part); see also Dorman, 888 F.2d 159 (upholding qualified immunity when officers. were trained in recognizing suicide risk … More, however, is needed to establish municipal liability.

National Ass'n of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc. v. Schweiker

567 F. Supp. 47 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 17, 1983

According to defendants the “ill effects of retroactivity would clearly support as reasonable” the Secretary’s decision not to make the CORF regulations effective as of July 1, 1981. … The Court has refused this proposal because, for example, there are established avenues for relief on the basis of newly discovered evidence. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b).

Pressley v. Management Support Technology, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 18, 2026

Pressley has therefore failed to establish the statutory requirement that he is a “qualified individual” under the ADA. 10  Employment discrimination claims asserted … Pressley must establish that (1) he was a “qualified individual” with a disability, (2) MSTI had notice of his disability, and (3) MSTI denied his request for a reasonable accommodation.

United States v. Craig

357 F. Supp. 3d 87 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019

The First Circuit's well-established Teeter test for determining the enforceability of an appellate waiver requires a court to ask "(1) whether the waiver's scope was clearly delineated; (2) whether the district court specifically … Chambers , 710 F.3d 23 , 30 (1st Cir. 2013) ("[T]he waiver must be stated clearly and its scope must be definite.").

Roberson v. Snow

404 F. Supp. 2d 79 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2005

For the first available position, four applicants appeared on the Best Qualified List. (Id. at 69.) … Small, 350 F.3d 1286, 1292 (D.C.Cir.2003). *93 Here, plaintiff clearly has met the first prong of the prima facie analysis.

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization v. Bond

477 F. Supp. 62 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 31, 1979

It was anticipated that the data collected by the program would provide a sound basis for improving the current aviation system, as well as establishing a better basis for design recommendations for future systems. … As a result, the FAA decided to modify the criteria under which immunity would be granted.

Paul v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

697 F. Supp. 547 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 13, 1988

Plaintiff does not challenge the qualifications of those, selected for the positions, and either was not herself qualified for the positions or was not as qualified as the persons selected. … Plaintiff is unable to show that she was similarly-situated with the persons selected, because she was not as qualified as they were.

Trea Senior Citizens League v. United States Department of State

923 F. Supp. 2d 55 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2013

Circuit has held that “materials normally immunized from disclosure under FOIA lose their protective cloak once disclosed and preserved in a permanent public record,” Cottone v. Reno, 193 F.3d 550, 554 (D.C. … “To qualify for Exemption 5 protection under the deliberative process privilege, ‘an agency’s materials must be both predecisional and a part of the deliberative process.’” Nat’l Inst. of Military Justice v. U.S.

Bynum v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2026

To establish a valid failure-to-accommodate claim, “a plaintiff must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that ‘(1) she was a qualified individual with a disability, (2) the [employer] had notice of her disability … Bynum is entitled to summary judgment on her hostile work environment claim was not “clearly erroneous or contrary to law.”

Lin v. United States of America

177 F. Supp. 3d 242 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2016

commitment of the issue to a coordinate political department; (2) a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it; (3) the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clearly … Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611, “a foreign state is presumptively immune from the jurisdiction of United States courts,” and “unless a specified exception applies, a federal

Simmons, Inc. v. Bombardier, Inc.

221 F.R.D. 4 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 10, 2004

The Federal Circuit has established that the willfulness of an alleged infringer rests upon a determination of the infringer’s state of mind. 5 See Read, Corp. v. … Clearly, the work-product privilege protects only those materials lawyers prepare "in anticipation of litigation.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(3).

Estate of Stephen B. Bland v. Islamic Republic of Iran

831 F. Supp. 2d 150 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 21, 2011

2008, and while this action was still pending with the special master under § 1605(a)(7), plaintiffs timely filed a motion seeking to proceed under the new state sponsored terrorism exception of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities … This Court granted plaintiffs’ motion, holding that plaintiffs followed the proper procedures to qualify for retroactive treatment under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Pub. L.