Case law

Crocker v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc.

696 F. Supp. 685 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 3, 1988

Crocker’s anxious desire to work for Piedmont is clearly evident in the letter. Id. … The term “update” is clearly vague: for example, it could simply mean a brief communication asking that the previously submitted application be kept on file (in which case Crocker was clearly in compliance); or it could require

Baumann v. District of Columbia

744 F. Supp. 2d 216 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2010

disclosure to a public body that qualifies as protected under the DCWPA. … Council knows how to create a private right of action when it wants to, and it clearly chose not to create one here.

Ulianov v. Blinken

District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 7, 2025

Circuit has not clearly answered this question. See Verizon v. FCC, 770 F.3d 961, 968 n.11 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (noting the tension between D.C. Cir. … Such matters are so exclusively entrusted to the political branches of government as to be largely immune from judicial inquiry or interference.”).

Hoffman v. Jeffords

175 F. Supp. 2d 49 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 13, 2001

The plaintiffs have the burden of establishing each of these elements. Id. … That clearly is not the procedural posture of this case.

Tyler v. District of Columbia Housing Authority

273 F. Supp. 3d 274 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2017

“To establish a disparate-treatment claim under the plain language of the ADEA, therefore, a plaintiff must prove that age was the ‘but-for’ cause of the employer’s adverse decision.” Gross v. FBL Fin. … Tyler’s assertion that his job “application clearly showed the information for the high school/GED and college,” Pl.’s Opp’n at 1, is unavailing.

Honey v. George Hyman Construction Co.

63 F.R.D. 443 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 6, 1974

This reliance is clearly misplaced. … Nevertheless, summary judgment is an appropriate method to dispose of a res ipsa loquitur claim if the moving party clearly establishes that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact controlling the application

Lenkiewicz v. Donovan

118 F. Supp. 3d 255 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 31, 2015

Further, “notice may be adequate where a claim is brought to agency’s attention ‘during the course of the administrative proceeding’ and ‘before it issued its final decision’ even if the argument or claim is not clearly set … As Lenkiewicz correctly points out, there is no precedent establishing such a restriction on the kind of evidence that can be presented to demonstrate her disability.

Hassan v. Federal Election Commission

893 F. Supp. 2d 248 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2012

Because only the nominee of a major or minor political party qualifies for funding, Hassan must demonstrate that he is a party’s nominee or that his nomination is imminent. … A claim is insubstantial if it is obviously without merit or clearly determined by previous case law. Judd, 723 F. Supp. 2d at 223.

Barker v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 6, 2019

It is apparent that the CORB clearly weighed all of the evidence in the original claim. AR 0855-56, 1115-16. … Barker adapted his behavior by using open containers to shower, which qualified as functional independence. Id.

Afghan Yar International Construction Company Limited v. US Department of State

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 6, 2021

Disclosing classified intelligence to ACCL International, a private foreign corporation, clearly implicates serious national security concerns. … Courts in this jurisdiction, however, have rejected the broad position that any non-recoverable damages against a government defendant qualify as irreparable per se. See, e.g., Xiaomi Corp. v. Dep’t of Def., No.

Arias v. Dyncorp

517 F. Supp. 2d 221 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 21, 2007

Here, plaintiffs have not established that the injured individuals were in defendants’ custody or physical control, see In re Agent Orange Prod. Liab. … State action Defendants also claim that their aerial fumigations fail to qualify as “state action” for purposes of the ATCA.

Wardell v. Solis

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 19, 2011

While these appraisals certainly demonstrate that Plaintiff was performing satisfactorily, they do not establish that she was so well qualified for a promotion as to raise an inference of discrimination. … The written evaluations, therefore, are consistent with the testimony of both Dolce and Chomicki — Plaintiff’s was on track for a promotion, but was not yet clearly entitled to one.

Lindsey v. District of Columbia

609 F. Supp. 2d 71 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2009

Green, 411 U.S. 792 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 , 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973), the plaintiff established a prima facie case of age discrimination because he was “over 40 years old and in the age-protected class, he was qualified to be a [sjergeant … This result gives proper deference to the conelusions reached by Judge Collyer in the plaintiffs earlier case without immunizing the defendant from alleged discriminatory conduct that occurred after Judge Collyer rendered

Shume v. Pearson Education Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2018

her as qualified. … Shume therefore cannot establish a “clear and indisputable right to relief” as required to justify an entitlement to mandamus.

Brookens v. Solis

616 F. Supp. 2d 81 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 21, 2009

Plaintiff, believing that he was qualified, initiated a formal complaint, but the vacancy announcement was cancelled in May 2007. (Id. ¶¶ 33-34.) … Plaintiff has made no effort to dispute these assertions, even though they involve matters clearly within his knowledge.

Shays v. Federal Election Commission

511 F. Supp. 2d 19 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 30, 2007

In the explanation’s second part, the agency established why all 527 groups may not qualify as a “political committees.” Id. at 5597-99. … Thus, the same organizations should qualify as political committees whether rulemaking or adjudication is employed.

Zaidi v. United States Sentencing, Commission

115 F. Supp. 3d 80 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2015

The APA, after all, “waives sovereign immunity to the extent that declaratory judgment or other equitable relief may be available.” Ballard v. Holinka, 601 F. Supp. 2d 110, 121 (D.D.C. 2009). … Whether the facts of each lawsuit are similar enough to qualify as “the same cause of action turns on whether they share the same nucleus of facts.” Drake v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 291 F.3d 59, 66 (D.C.

Hardy Exploration & Production (India), Inc. v. Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

219 F. Supp. 3d 50 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 30, 2016

Because India is a foreign state, HEPI must effect service under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”). 28 U.S.C. § 1608. … On the central question, the Tribunal found that “the nature of the discovery in the Block . . . would unequivocally qualify under the term of the [PSC] as Non Associated Natural Gas.” Id. at 28.

Thole v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · May 16, 2024

Plaintiffs seek in personam relief, raising the key question whether defendant is entitled to immunity under the “state sponsor of terrorism” exception set forth in §1605A. 6 “[T]he FSIA establishes a general … rule granting foreign sovereigns immunity from the jurisdiction of United States courts,” Mohammadi v.

National Treasury Employees Union v. Donald J. Trump

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 20, 2025

The Statute further “establishes a scheme of administrative and judicial review.” Id. … The government represents that whether the firing of probationary employees qualifies as a RIF, for instance, “are the types of claims that the FLRA hears all the time.” Tr. 40:12–13.