Case law

Leone v. State of Illinois

District Court, District of Columbia · May 7, 2025

Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 669 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (cleaned up). … See Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). As drafted, the complaint fails to meet the minimal pleading standard set forth in Rule 8(a).

Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

243 F. Supp. 3d 141 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2017

Browning v. Clinton, 292 F.3d 235, 242 (D.C. Cir. 2002). In order to survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain factual allegations that are “enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level.” … Berryhill, 411 U.S. 564, 578 (1973) (finding state optometry board unconstitutionally biased because, as private practitioners, 18 board members had a pecuniary interest

Feezor v. Babbitt

953 F. Supp. 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 20, 1996

The Community appealed the disapproval of the first and second adoption ordinances to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals. … United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 751 v. Brown Group, Inc., — U.S. -, -, 116 S.Ct. 1529, 1533 , 134 L.Ed.2d 758 (1996). Plaintiffs in this case easily satisfy these requirements.

Cooke-Seals v. District of Columbia

973 F. Supp. 184 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 17, 1997

See Brown v. GSA, 425 U.S. 820 , 96 S.Ct. 1961 , 48 L.Ed.2d 402 (1976). In the *188 context of nonfederal employment, it is clear that Title VII and ADA do not subsume common law state tort claims. See Johnson v. … The continuing tort doctrine cannot be invoked to bring untimely claims against Lancaster and Brown, and the common law claims against them will be dismissed.

Alberts v. Tuft (In Re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Corp.)

333 B.R. 506 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2005

Kittay v. Atlantic Bank of New York (In re Global Serv. Group, LLC), 316 B.R. 451, 456 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 2004) (quoting Schacht v. Brown, 711 F.2d 1343, 1350 (7th Cir.1983)). … They claim that under Browning v. Levy, 283 F.3d 761 (6th Cir.2002), and D & K Properties Crystal Lake v. Mut. Life Ins.

Anastasio v. Anastasio

44 F. Supp. 725 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 12, 1942

Otteridge v. Thompson, Fed.Cas. No. 10,618; Arndt-Ober v. Metropolitan Opera Co., 182 App.Div. 513 , 169 N.Y.S. 944 ; Hughes v. … Techt, 188 App.Div. 743 , 177 N.Y.S. 420 , affirmed 229 N.Y. 222 , 128 N.E. 185 , 11 A.L.R. 166 , certiorari denied 254 U.S. 643 , 41 S.Ct. 14 , 65 L.Ed. 454 ; Brown v. J. P.

Al Wirghi v. Obama

54 F. Supp. 3d 44 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 7, 2014

Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723, 779 (2008) (intemal citations and quotations omitted). … Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, 542 U.S. 507, 521 (2004) (plurality opinion); see also Ali v. Obama, 736 F.3d 542, 544 (D.C. Cir. 2013) ("Detention under the AUMF may last for the duration of hostilities.").

Charlton v. Donley

846 F. Supp. 2d 76 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2012

Cone v. Caldera, 223 F.3d 789, 793 (D.C. Cir. 2000); see Kreis v. … In summary, the AFBCMR was wholly unaware of the absence of a Superintendent in the decision-making process, and the Board made its decision without certain relevant records. See Stainback v. Mabus, 671 F.

Speight v. Fullwood

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2011

See LoBue v. Christopher, 82 F.3d 1081, 1082-84 (D.C. … See United States Parole Comm’n v.

Petties v. District of Columbia

238 F. Supp. 2d 114 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 22, 2002

Petties v. District of Columbia, 881 F.Supp. at 66 -67 (quoting Cox v. Brown, 498 F.Supp. 823, 830 (D.D.C.1980) and citing Fisher v. District of Columbia, 828 F.Supp. 87, 88-89 (D.D.C.1993)). … Lunceford v. District of Columbia Board of Education, 745 F.2d 1577, 1582 (D.C.Cir.1984) (citing Concerned Parents & Citizens for the Continuing Education at Malcolm X v.

Ramos v. Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2010

Kramer v. Gates, 481 F.3d 788, 791 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (quoting Ackermann v. United States, 340 U.S. 193, 199 (1950)). … Dalal v. Goldman Sachs & Co., 541 F. Supp. 2d 72, 75 (D.D.C. 2008) (quoting Black v. Tomlinson, 235 F.R.D. 532, 533 (D.D.C. 2006)).

Webster

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 21, 2009

Bankruptcy Courts Hildagarde Webster, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. … ) ) Civil Action No. 09 1997 ) Sidney Brown

Fraternal Order of Police / Department of Corrections Labor Committee v. Washington

394 F. Supp. 2d 7 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 11, 2005

Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 50-51 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979). The D.C. … Finally, the Plaintiffs argue that, under the third factor of the Brown v.

Kukatush Mining Corp. v. Securities & Exchange Commission

198 F. Supp. 508 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 19, 1961

A somewhat similar case to that which has just been referred to is Andrews v. … An Executive Order of the President established a Loyalty Review Board of the United States Civil Service Commission.

Xingru Lin v. District of Columbia

268 F. Supp. 3d 91 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2017

Plaintiff refused to sell the customer a ticket, but he nonetheless continued to attempt to board a bus. Id. The would-be passenger called the police. Id. ¶ 66. … Brown v. Carr, 503 A.2d 1241, 1245 (D.C. 1986). As discussed above, Plaintiff alleges that she was arrested but that her case was immediately “no papered” and she was released.

Hitchens v. Hitchens

47 F. Supp. 73 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 29, 1942

Reifschneider v. Reifschneider, 1909, 241 Ill. 92 , 89 N.E. 255 ; Buszin v. McKibbin, 1929, 254 Ill.App. 519 ; Schwartz v. Schwartz, 1925, 236 Ill.App. 336 ; Browning v. … Brooke, 1883, 60 Md. 524 ; see, also: Owings v. Owings, 1916, 141 Md. 416 , 118 A. 858 . 30 Corder v. Corder, 1922, 141 Md. 114 , 117 A. 119 ; Brown v.

James v. United States

48 F. Supp. 3d 58 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2014

Still, the court must accept as true all of the factual allegations in the complaint and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff, Brown v. District of Columbia, 514 F.3d 1279, 1283 (D.C. … Browning v. Clinton, 292 F.3d 235, 242 (D.C. Cir. 2002). C.

Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.

35 F.R.D. 344 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 6, 1964

The defendant’s primary defense to the contract claim is that the counterclaim for liquidated damages is pending in an administrative determination before the Maritime Board, and since this is a compulsory counterclaim, the … The law in the District of Columbia is clearly stated in United States v. United Drill and Tool Corp., 87 U.S.App.D.C. 236 , 183 F.2d 998 (1950).

Crockwell v. Austin

District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 9, 2024

Taucher v. Brown-Hruska, 396 F.3d 1168, 1173 (D.C. Cir. 2005). If the court determines that a fee award is warranted, the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the requested fee award. … Likewise, in Michigan v.

Uzoukwu v. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

845 F. Supp. 2d 168 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 28, 2012

Board of 4 Other judges on this court handled Plaintiff’s IFP application and her motion for reconsideration. … (citing Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown, 466 U.S. 147, 151 (1984)).