Case law

Graham v. Adams

640 F. Supp. 535 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 9, 1986

As described in their respective Civil Service Commission position descriptions, the Foreman job was clearly more supervisory in nature than the Leader job was. … In addition, the Foreman was required to confer with the Division Manager and/or general cura *542 tor on the establishment of methods and practices to govern the overall operations of the Division, “to issue instructions

Mendez v. Del Toro

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2026

Mar. 30, 2012) (“It is well-established that when an agency follows its established procedures, its official acts are entitled to a presumption of regularity.”). Moreover, advisory opinions are merely advisory. … As such, the affiants “reflect[ed] the opinions of a very small and unrepresentative group . . . voicing opinions on matters that they were not necessarily qualified to render.” Id.

Da'vage v. District of Columbia Housing Authority

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2024

Because the Court will enter judgment in Defendants’ favor on this ground, it need not reach Campbell, McCoy, and Thaxton’s alternative argument that they are shielded by qualified immunity. … The Court notes, however, that their right to qualified immunity follows, a fortiori, from the Court’s conclusion that no constitutional violation occurred. See Doe v. District of Columbia, 796 F.3d 96, 104 (D.C.

Doe v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

718 F. Supp. 90 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 21, 1989

The substantive aspects of these provisions are clearly satisfied in the instant case. … As a result of the evaluation process, [Doe] emerged as the best qualified candidate. Id. 19 .

Williams v. Barry

490 F. Supp. 941 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 23, 1980

The Supreme Court clearly articulated the necessity of an entitlement in Board of Regents of State Colleges v. … To have a property interest in a benefit, a person clearly must have more than an abstract need or desire for it. He must, instead, have a legitimate claim of entitlement to it.

Wmi Liquidating Trust v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

110 F. Supp. 3d 44 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 16, 2015

Qualifying for any of these exceptions requires a two-step process. … However, the Court sees nothing clearly erroneous with the FDIC’s analysis.

Boykin v. Fenty

895 F. Supp. 2d 199 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2012

That having been said, under the burden-shifting framework the question of whether a prima facie case has been established “is almost always irrelevant. … The statute’s language clearly implies that a violation occurs where some individuals receive the benefit of a place of accommodation while others do not (or where some individuals receive greater benefits than

Cobell v. Norton

226 F.R.D. 67 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 8, 2005

Such an assertion hardly qualifies as “competent evidence” of the applicability of the privilege. … Again, such information is clearly beyond the scope of discovery as set forth herein. .

Campaign Legal Center v. Correct the Record

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 7, 2023

“The proponent of a stay bears the burden of establishing its need.” Clinton, 520 U.S. at 708 (citing Landis, 299 U.S. at 255). … The answer is clearly yes. CLC’s private action concerns the same transactions and communications that were the subject of its administrative complaint and its earlier suit against the FEC.

City of Dover, New Hampshire v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

36 F. Supp. 3d 103 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2014

Accordingly, any expansion would not qualify as a new source. … But plaintiffs have received finally effective NDPES permits.16 Consequently, any expansion would not qualify as a new discharger.

Givens v. Bowser

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2023

Along with her application, she submitted copies of unpaid medical bills totaling $40,184 and argued that these unpaid bills qualified for a PEME deduction. Id. ¶ 25. … These motions are “disfavored,” and the moving party bears the burden of establishing “extraordinary circumstances” warranting relief from a final judgment. Niedermeier v. Off. of Baucus, 153 F.

Malcolm v. Reno

129 F. Supp. 2d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 19, 2000

The chronology of events clearly establishes the futility of further administrative proceedings. … Thus, the defendant’s position in the present litigation clearly establishes that, absent a court order, it has no intention of complying with the May 3, 1999 decision of the Office.

Bourdon v. United States Department of Homeland Security

235 F. Supp. 3d 298 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 16, 2017

Plaintiff was convicted of one of these specified offenses—the possession of child pornography—in 2003, and the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office determined that Plaintiff failed to establish that he qualified for the … First, Plaintiff alleges that the USCIS wrongfully applied a “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard to its decision that Plaintiff had failed to establish that he qualified for the AWA “no risk” exception. Id.

Mitchell v. Tillerson

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2019

Nothing in the record establishes that Mitchell could have completed the run time with or without accommodation. … Without even attempting to make such a showing, Mitchell cannot create a genuine dispute as to this clearly material issue of fact.

Republican Party of Louisiana v. Federal Election Commission

146 F. Supp. 3d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 25, 2015

To qualify for a three-judge court, a case must present a “‘substantial claim’ and ‘justiciable controversy.’” Schonberg v. FEC, 792 F. … Causation Plaintiffs have also established causation.

Rubio v. District of Columbia Department of Human Services

District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2024

See Dkt. 39 at 6–10; Dkt. 73 at 11–12 (arguing that qualified immunity would bar Plaintiff’s claims against District officials). … But, again, these cases cannot establish a “widespread practice or custom” of the unconstitutional conduct Plaintiff alleges. Hurd, 997 F.3d at 338.

Adair v. England

183 F. Supp. 2d 31 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 10, 2002

To comply with this congressional directive, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) established a system to recruit professionally qualified chaplains for service in the Armed Forces “to provide for the free exercise of religion … This excerpt clearly demonstrates that the Court was referring to an issue involving an individual’s free exercise of religion, rather than a prohibition on governmental action that an Establishment Clause claim would raise

Beazer v. United States

360 F. Supp. 3d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2019

Beazer's claim with respect to his drug conviction is therefore barred by the one-year limitations period established by 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . 2. Procedural Default Even if Mr. … The Court's holding in Johnson II clearly satisfies this standard. When Mr. Beazer was sentenced in 2014, "the Supreme Court's decisions in James [v.

Brown v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2019

The complaint clearly raises federal questions over which 7 this Court has original jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331. … Plaintiff has offered nothing to present to a jury establishing when (and how often) the alleged scheduling issue arose.

United Presbyterian Church in U.S.A. v. Reagan

557 F. Supp. 61 · District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 20, 1982

The Order establishes the framework in which our governmental and military agencies are to effectuate the process of gathering foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information, and the manner in which intelligence-gathering … Any private citizen citing injury in fact could qualify for standing to challenge the Order if, indeed, some act taken pursuant to it served to deprive the plaintiff of constitutionally or statutorily guaranteed rights.