Case law

Thompson v. International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers

580 F. Supp. 662 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 24, 1984

The obstacles discussed above barring plaintiffs use of § 1985(3) remedies are not present here, as § 1981 is clearly a federal source of rights 4 and, unlike Title VII, “§ 1981 is not derived from a statutory scheme whose … Finally, defendants contend that plaintiff has failed to plead the specific factual allegations necessary to establish a conspiracy under § 1985(3). Under Griffin v.

Whitlock v. Donovan

598 F. Supp. 126 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 6, 1984

There needs to be a clear understanding that shielding problem employees by tolerating poor performance clearly contributes to the progression of the illness by delaying entry into a rehabilitative program. … That section contains no qualifiers regarding an alcoholic employee’s eligibility for disability.

United States v. Thompson

361 F. Supp. 879 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 31, 1973

Counsel did vigorously pursue an effort to establish that a third person, and not the defendant, was the culpable party. … As the Code puts it, “ . . . a lawyer generally should not accept employment in any area of the law in which he is not qualified.

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

811 F. Supp. 2d 53 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 2, 2011

The ANO was established and led by Sabri al-Banna, a/k/a Abu Nidal. (Lang, T-2-141.) 46. … He was also deemed qualified to testify regarding the damage calculations for each of the killed or injured plaintiffs. (Markham, T-4-105).

Lemere v. Burnley

683 F. Supp. 275 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 6, 1988

The EEOC in turn has promulgated regulations setting forth the policy under which the executive agencies must establish and implement these programs. 29 C.F.R. sec. 1613.701(a). … legislative history of this provision states that “[a]n [alcoholic] employee who has accepted treatment should be dismissed for medical reasons only when he has been granted sick leave, treatment has repeatedly failed, and he is clearly

United States v. Dupree

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2025

In this way, Section 242’s willfulness mens rea functions similarly to the qualified immunity police officers enjoy against suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See United States v. Sutton, 636 F. … There was clearly no threat at that point. And then he closed the distance, which obviously causes things to escalate. Trial Tr. Vol. IV at 96:11–16.

Pitt v. Duke

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2021

And the panelists thought Plaintiff was “very nervous” and “struggled to clearly articulate her points.” ECF No. 17-13 at 7; ECF No. 17-4 at 9. … First, Pitt argues that the panel “violated well-established merit systems protection law in passing [her] over in favor of white male selectees who are not veterans” because she qualified for veterans’ preference.

Kapar v. Kuwait Airways Corp.

663 F. Supp. 1065 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 8, 1987

Article 28(1) establishes the fora in which actions for damages must be brought, as follows: (a) the domicile of the carrier; (b) the carrier’s principal place of business; (c) the territory where the carrier has a place … However, the United States clearly does not qualify as a forum under Article 28(1) of the Warsaw Convention with respect to either claim.

Little v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

249 F. Supp. 3d 394 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 18, 2017

WMATA argues that it is, thus, generally “immune from attacks upon its discretionary decisions related to its establishment of qualifications for employees,” although it recognizes that it is also subject to Title VII. … The proposed class and subclasses clearly contain sufficient numbers to make joinder impracticable and satisfy the numerosity requirement of Rule 23(a)(1).10 b.

C.S. Lawn & Landscape, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 25, 2026

employers to recruit and hire temporary unskilled, non-agricultural workers from abroad to fill positions that no qualified U.S. worker will accept.” La. Forestry, 745 F.3d at 659; see 8 U.S.C. … instructs a reviewing court to set aside such action if it finds it to be “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law”; “contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity

Allard v. Holder

840 F. Supp. 2d 269 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2012

“Under Rule 12(b)(1), the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing that the court has jurisdiction.” Grand Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police v. Ashcroft, 185 F.Supp.2d 9, 13 (D.D.C.2001). ANALYSIS I. … Plaintiffs also contend that the federal section’s “legislative history clearly shows that Congress intended the language to be read inclusively” and that “Congress explicitly waived sovereign immunity” for disparate-impact

Van Beneden v. Al-Sanusi

12 F. Supp. 3d 62 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2014

Knowland “established] Mrs. … Syria raises several additional arguments in its Reply, including sovereign immunity. Because the Court finds that Ms.

Lewis v. Government of the District of Columbia

643 F. Supp. 2d 119 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 15, 2009

Circuit law clearly provides one-year or three-year statutes of limitations for § 1983 ... claims.”) (citations omitted). … To establish a claim under § 1983 against the District, plaintiff must allege that the individual wrongdoer — Officer Anderson — acted pursuant to an unconstitutional policy, practice or custom promulgated or sanctioned by

Doe v. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 13, 2026

All told, Plaintiff brings seven causes of action under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for this treatment, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Id., ¶¶ 46–78. … Furthermore, the innocent non-parties in this case are clearly Plaintiff’s family, many of whom have allegedly faced similar treatment and are thus equally vulnerable to the risk of retaliatory physical harm.

Allen v. Perry

279 F. Supp. 2d 36 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 4, 2003

Shalala, 199 F.3d 512, 518 (D.C.Cir.2000)(“For purposes of the prima facie case, however, it is sufficient that Cones has established that he was substantively qualified and that HHS selected a white person.”). … When government counsel insisted that the threshold of relevance couldn’t be established unless the witness was qualified to say that a violation had occurred, I responded: My point is these plaintiffs are third-party beneficiaries

Cherokee Nation v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2021

In re Cannon, 277 F.3d 838, 854 (6th Cir. 2002). 5 the burden of establishing good cause for the entry of the protective order.” Cobell v. … “[T]he Government’s waiver of immunity applies not only to the Nation’s APA claim, but to its other claims as well, because the ‘APA’s waiver of sovereign immunity applies to any suit whether under the APA or not.’”

Parham v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 27, 2022

In order to possess a constitutional property interest in a benefit, such as a driver’s license, “a person clearly must have more than an abstract need or desire for it. … “shall determine whether an applicant is qualified through” an examination testing knowledge of traffic regulations, a driver’s test, and “[a]ny other criteria as the Mayor may establish.”

Mason v. Rock Creek Plaza, Inc.

164 F. Supp. 269 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 30, 1958

Moreover, the Board of Zoning Adjustment is created and qualified to decide questions of fact and opinion as to zoning. … Unless the Board’s decision is clearly arbitrary and unreasonable, courts should not substitute their judgment for the Board’s. Selden v.

Ewan v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 10, 2020

While foreign states are presumptively immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, see Saudi Arabia v. … One such statutory exception, set forth in 28 U.S.C § 1605A, waives sovereign immunity in cases concerning a “state sponsor of terrorism.”

Emergency Coalition to Defend Educational Travel v. United States Department of the Treasury

498 F. Supp. 2d 150 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2007

Because OFAC is the agency charged with administering the CACR under TWEA, see 31 C.F.R. § 515.802 , “a challenge to its interpretation must either demonstrate that the statute clearly forbids the agency’s interpretation … Sec. of State, 378 U.S. 500 , 84 S.Ct. 1659 , 12 L.Ed.2d 992 (1964), both of which were qualified by the Supreme Court in Zemel, 381 U.S. at 17 , 85 S.Ct. 1271 , and Regan, 468 U.S. at 240-41 , 104 S.Ct. 3026 .