Case law

Willis v. Vilsack

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2011

See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). Even pro se litigants, however, must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tisch, 656 F. Supp. 237,239 (D.D.C. 1987). … Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).

Carney Hospital Transitional Care Unit v. Leavitt

549 F. Supp. 2d 93 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2008

. § 1395x(v)(l)(A). (See id. ¶ 29.) … Secretary] reverses, affirms, or modifies the Board’s decision.”

Mason v. American Prospect, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2024

In 2019, IWPR’s Board of Directors removed Dr. … Mason”; “[Board member Joan] Marsh said . . . Dr. Mason has had an open, frequent[,] and productive dialogue with the Board about her progress[.]”).

Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Trade Exchange Network Ltd.

159 F. Supp. 3d 5 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 9, 2015

Cobell v. … See Brown v. Pro Football, 889 F.Supp. 905 , 913 (D.D.C.1993) (“A Michelangelo should not charge Sistine Chapel rates for painting a fanner’s barn.” (quoting Ursic v. Bethlehem Mines, 719 F.2d 670, 677 (3d Cir.1983))).

Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center, Inc. v. NCRIC, Inc. (In Re Columbia Hospital for Women Medical Center, Inc.)

461 B.R. 648 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 21, 2011

This, too, is supported by the reasoning of Johnson v. Van Wyck, which cites favorably to Brown v. … However, as noted in Johnson v. Van Wyck, 1894 WL 12005 , at *14, the court in Brown v.

Taylor v. Gearan

979 F. Supp. 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 14, 1997

See Brown v. General Services Admin., 425 U.S. 820, 834-35 , 96 S.Ct. 1961, 1968-69 , 48 L.Ed.2d 402 (1976) (Title VII is comprehensive scheme); Rattner v. … Peace Corps Medical Review Board.

United States v. Alston

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2026

(quoting Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 599 (1975)); see also United States v. … In assessing whether consent given after an illegal search “is a sufficiently free act to purge the taint” of an initial illegal search, the court considers the four factors from Brown v.

George v. Capital Traction Co.

295 F. 965 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 5, 1924

Murray v. Washington & Georgetown Railroad Co., 2 MacArthur, 195 ; Pringle v. Guild et al. (C. C.) 119 Fed. 962, 964 . … Kelly v. Jackson, 6 Pet. 622, 631 , 8 L. Ed. 523 .

United States v. Arrington

159 F. Supp. 843 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 17, 1958

Accardo v. United States, D.C.Cir., 1957, 247 F.2d 568 . . In United States v. Blok, 1951, 88 U.S. App.D.O. 326, 188 F.2d 1019 , an employee was held to have standing to assert the improper search of her desk. … On the rights of a guest Gaskins v. United States, 1955, 95 App.D.C. 34 , 218 F.2d 47 ; and Jeffers v. United States, 1951, 342 U.S. 48 , 72 S.Ct. 93 , 96 L.Ed. 59 .

Stewart v. Gaines

370 F. Supp. 2d 293 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 25, 2005

He must, instead, have a legitimate claim of entitlement to it. *296 Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577 , 92 S.Ct. 2701 , 83 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972). … Parole Board to consider in making set-off decisions “cannot be construed to give rise to a liberty interest”); see also Brandon v.

Weekes v. Washington Dc Police

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2013

See Haz`nes v. Kerrzer, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). Even pro se litigants, however, must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tz`sch, 656 F. Supp. 23 7, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). … Brown v. Calzfano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). As drafted, plaintiff s pleading fails to accomplish even these minimal goals.

Housey-Neville v. the United States

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2026

Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). Plaintiff’s allegations cannot be described as clear and direct, see Fed. R. Civ. … Corp. v.

Guo v. National Endowment for Democracy

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 18, 2022

See Sanchez v. … Sickles v. Torres Adv. Enters. Solutions, LLC, No. 11-cv-2224, 2020 WL 5530357, at *16 (D.D.C. Sept. 14, 2020) (quoting Devnew v. 28 Brown & Brown, Inc., 396 F.

MARIRIO v. Dickinson

56 F. Supp. 2d 74 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 13, 1999

See Boyden v. Commissioner of Patents, 441 F.2d at 1043 . Before plaintiff may appeal either to the Board or to this Court, he first must provide the PTO with a complete patent application and be denied a patent. … See 35 U.S.C. § 145 ; see also Boyden v. Commissioner of Patents, 441 F.2d at 1043 ; DeSeversky v. Brenner, 424 F.2d 857, 859 (D.C.Cir.1969).

Buckeye Production Credit, Ass'n v. United States

792 F. Supp. 827 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 17, 1990

Ass’n v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43 , 103 S.Ct. 2856, 2866 , 77 L.Ed.2d 443 (1983) (quoting, Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. … Kreis v. Secretary of the Air Force, 866 F.2d 1508, 1514 (D.C.Cir.1989).

Peevy v. Donahue

846 F. Supp. 2d 130 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2012

Weaver v. … Elinor Brown, ECF No. 16, ¶ 4, and plaintiff does not rebut this assertion.

Wolcott v. Ginsburg

697 F. Supp. 540 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 23, 1988

Winchester Drive-In Theatre, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Picture Distrib. Corp., 358 F.2d 432 , 436 (9th Cir.1966); Bellefonte Re Ins. Co. v. Argonaut Ins. Co., 757 F.2d 523, 529 (2d Cir.1985). … DeMontmorin v. DuPont, 484 A.2d 582, 585 (D.C.1984); Eli Lilly & Co. v. Home Ins. Co., 764 F.2d 876, 882 (D.C.Cir.1985); Blair v. Prudential Insurance Co., 472 F.2d 1356, 1359 (D.C.Cir.1972).

West v. Rios

District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 10, 2010

P. 8(a); see Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1950 (2009); Oralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C. CiT. 2004). … Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). In pleading fraud or mistake, "a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake." Fed. R. Civ.

Carroll v. England

321 F. Supp. 2d 58 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 18, 2004

Brown v. Marsh, 777 F.2d 8, 13 (D.C.Cir.1985) (“Because untimely exhaustion of administrative remedies is an affirmative defense, the defendant bears the burden of pleading and proving it.”). … McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 802-04 , 93 S.Ct. 1817 ; Brown v. Brody, 199 F.3d 446, 452 (D.C.Cir.1999).

W. B. Moses & Sons v. Lockwood

295 F. 936 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 7, 1924

It is manifest, said the Supreme Court of Tennessee in Perkins v. Brown, 132 Tenn. 294 , 177 S. W. 1158 , L. R. A. 1915F, 723, 725, Ann. … See, also, Hahlo v. Benedict, 216 Fed. *941 303, 308 , 132 C. C. A. 447 , Perkins v. Brown, ante, and Hunter v. Quaintance, 69 Colo. 28 , 168 Pac. 918 , as having some bearing on the point.