Case law

Ndzerre v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

275 F. Supp. 3d 159 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 16, 2017

While this Court has its doubts as to whether plaintiffs complaint concerning his forged signature qualifies as protected activity under Title VII, I need not resolve that issue because plaintiff has clearly failed to demonstrate … Plaintiff has therefore failed to establish the second element of his pri-ma facie case under Title VII, and his retaliation claim accordingly fails. D.

Kingdom v. Trump

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 3, 2025

Accordingly, the Court concludes that the plaintiffs have established a sufficient likelihood of success on the merits of their APA claims. … But this is clearly wrong.

Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Department of Justice

15 F. Supp. 3d 32 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2014

Cir. 2013) (“CREW”), clearly establishes that no such result follows from the infraction that EPIC identifies. In CREW, the D.C. … Circuit’s CREW decision establishes otherwise. B.

Sisay v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

34 F. Supp. 2d 59 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 31, 1998

The second element is satisfied because the plaintiffs demotion clearly constitutes an adverse employment action. … the plaintiff was not qualified for the promotions sought.

Beckwith v. Career Blazers Learning Center of Washington, D.C., Inc.

946 F. Supp. 1035 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 27, 1996

The undisputed facts clearly establish that he was not engaged in a “statutorily protected activity”. … An employee is not immunized from criticism for wrongful conduct merely because he files a lawsuit. The fact that Mr.

Bozgoz v. James

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2020

The Supreme Court has also stated that a remedial scheme need not provide full relief to the plaintiff to qualify as a “special factor.” See Wilkie v. … But it is well-established under District of Columbia law that common law “[c]ivil conspiracy depends on the performance of some underlying tortious act[;]” it is not an independent action, but instead, “a means for establishing

Alliance for Natural Health US v. Sebelius

District Court, District of Columbia · May 27, 2010

Regulation of Commercial Speech Because the qualified selenium health claims are commercial speech, the FDA’s refusal to authorize them must be evaluated under the analytical framework established in Central Hudson … Supp. 534, 542-43 (D.R.I. 1994), where the disclaimers at issue were clearly inconsistent with the message defendants sought to convey and therefore effectively served to undo the original claims.

Adams v. United States Central Intelligence Agency

District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2022

Thus, the redacted information qualifies for Exemption 1. … But he has not clearly identified any such information.

Jgc Holdings Corporation v. Kingdom of Spain

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 26, 2024

Having established these jurisdictional facts, the Court is satisfied that the FSIA’s arbitration exception provides subject matter jurisdiction over this case. … Circuit explained that “the full faith and credit obligation is exacting” and that a state court’s final judgment “qualifies for recognition throughout the land” if the court has “adjudicatory authority over the subject

Ficks v. Wick

691 F. Supp. 385 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 6, 1988

To establish a prima facie case of disparate treatment, a plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she: 1) is a member of the protected class; 2) applied for the job in question; 3) was qualified; and … CONCLUSION In this case, Ficks clearly establishes that she is a member of a protected class by virtue of her birth outside the United States, that she applied for the job of Program Coordinator, that she was qualified for

Tran v. Carr

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2010

Le qualifies as an insured under the Policy. The plaintiff argues that because the Policy lists Ms. … Do therefore qualifies as a named insured. Pl.’s Mem. at 5; see also Defs.’ Mem., Ex. A at 5.

Strong v. Glickman

50 F. Supp. 2d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 15, 1999

The report stated specifically that “[b]ecause the producer did not strictly comply with the requirements to plant an agricultural commodity in two of the years 1981-1985 and his crop rotation pattern was not clearly established … The NAD also determined that, as a legal matter, the planned rotation that plaintiffs proposed in March 1987 did not qualify as an established rotation. See id.

Schneider v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2022

The United States moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction, arguing that Plaintiffs failed to establish that the United States had waived its sovereign immunity. … coordinate political department; or [2] a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it; or [3] the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clearly

O'Donnell Construction Co. v. District of Columbia

762 F. Supp. 354 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 14, 1991

Specific project goals must be based on “known availability of qualified [DBEs].” 49 C.F.R. section 23.45(g)(7). … The regulations also clearly contemplate that recipients may set a goal larger than the 10% minimum, so long as the figure is “practical and related to the availability of DBEs in desired areas of expertise.” 49 C.F.R. section

Brown v. Barnhart

370 F. Supp. 2d 286 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 24, 2005

The Act and the Commissioner’s regulations establish a five-step process for evaluating a claimant’s disability. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520 , 416.920. … Brown still does not qualify for a presumption of disability, he is under an obligation to fully explain the reasons or basis for the decision.

Adionser v. Department of Justice

811 F. Supp. 2d 284 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2011

summary judgment, asserting that defendant has not shown that it conducted adequate searches for responsive documents, did not reasonably segregate non-exempt information from statutorily exempt information, and did not establish … Here, EOUSA, FBI, DEA, and BOP asserted Exemption 7(C) to withhold information clearly compiled for “law enforcement purposes.”

Hutchinson v. Holder

815 F. Supp. 2d 303 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 3, 2011

Evidence that Plaintiff was better qualified, however, does not suffice to support an inference of discrimination or retaliation; rather, a jury must be able to find Plaintiff was “significantly better qualified for the … Plaintiff clearly had difficulties with several of her supervisors, and she may well have believed her working conditions to be less than ideal.

Chevron Corp. v. Weinberg Group

286 F.R.D. 95 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 26, 2012

I have found, however, that the existing privilege log and my knowledge of the case permits me to conclude that certain categories of documents are so clearly not protected by any privilege and that they therefore must … Since there is nothing either in the log nor Weinberg’s 8 submissions establishing the premise for an attorney-client privilege, it is disallowed wherever it is claimed

Dynalantic Corp. v. United States Department of Defense

885 F. Supp. 2d 237 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 15, 2012

[A]s amended, the case is clearly not moot. … Addabbo, the floor manager of the House bill, pointed out that “[o]ur findings clearly state that 34 groups such as Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, have been

Hartman v. Wick

678 F. Supp. 312 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 16, 1988

Moreover, equity clearly counsels against retroactive application of Palmer’s preference for two-tailed tests. … See Def.Ex. 14 (Longbranch Research Associates, Minimally Qualified Applicants).