Case law

John Doe Corporation v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2025

The petitioner in In re Sealed Case also requested relief for itself, but the court nonetheless rejected pseudonymity because its arguments would clearly apply beyond its case. See 971 F.3d at 329. … PCAOB in favor of interpreting the entire “unless and until” clause as qualified by “in accordance with subsection (c).” Mot. at 13.

Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance v. National Credit Union Administration

693 F. Supp. 1225 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 1, 1988

The National Credit Union Administration was established by the Congress in 1970 to regulate and insure all federal credit unions and to insure state-chartered credit unions that apply and qualify for participation in the … “As the Supreme Court has instructed us in terms that could scarcely be plainer, when we have before us language crafted by the Article I branch, ‘[ajbsent a clearly expressed legislative intention to the contrary, that language

Eley v. District of Columbia

999 F. Supp. 2d 137 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 20, 2013

Here, it is undisputed that the plaintiff is “the parent of a child with a disability,” but the defendant argues that the 7 plaintiff barely qualifies as a prevailing … Clearly, the “lodestar” method of determining the reasonable hourly rate turns, in part, on the type of “substantive legal issues raised in the case.” Laffey, 572 F. Supp. at 371 n.30.

Stewart v. Musk

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 11, 2026

Stewart’s claims of a managerial conspiracy to drive him from his job clearly relate to his employment at a federal agency and accordingly fall within the scope of the CSRA. See Elgin v. … Here, the CSRA and Rehabilitation Act qualify as sufficient remedial structures. See e.g., Stewart v. Raimondo, No. 23-civ-1525, 2024 WL 150229, at *5 (E.D. Va.

Lail v. United States Government

771 F. Supp. 2d 49 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 24, 2011

See 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (b) (waiving the sovereign immunity of the United States as to claims for damages based on “injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission … As for the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court finds that the plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that they qualify for such relief.

Butler v. United States Department of Labor

District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2018

OSHA clearly met that standard here. It investigated a workplace accident that resulted in Mr. Butler’s death to determine whether there were safety-related legal violations at the work site. … The Department has established that the employee-witnesses here qualify as confidential sources because they clearly provided statements to the Department under an express promise of confidentiality.

Blackman v. District of Columbia

328 F. Supp. 2d 36 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 5, 2004

Rather, the Court concluded, there must be an “alteration in the legal relationship of the parties” that has been given some judicial imprimatur in order to qualify as a “prevailing party” under fee-shifting statutes. … The Eighth Circuit first concluded that the original consent decree was “clearly a ‘judicially sanctioned change’ in the parties’ relationship” that conferred prevailing party status under Buckhannon. Cody v.

Libertarian Party v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2011

Barr ran as a qualified write-in candidate in the District of Columbia. Id. ¶ 8. Plaintiffs J. … Since the Court has already concluded that the regulation’s burden is slight, the District does not need to establish a compelling interest to justify the rule.

United States v. Cooper

91 F. Supp. 2d 60 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 29, 2000

There has been some disagreement among the circuits as to what level of structure or organization must exist before an entity qualifies as a RICO enterprise. … Both cases involved one individual who was clearly in charge.

Sierra Club v. Van Antwerp

719 F. Supp. 2d 58 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 30, 2010

Destroying the habitats of the Indigo Snake and the Wood Stork clearly may adversely affect these protected species. … Therefore, the applicant had the duty to rebut the presumption of practicable alternatives by clearly demonstrating that a practicable alternative was unavailable.

Brereton v. Communications Satellite Corp.

735 F. Supp. 1085 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 17, 1990

“Clearly, if a complaint as amended is subject to dismissal, leave to amend need not be given.” Pan-Islamic Trade Corp. v. … However, on its face this DCHRA claim occurred over two-and-one-half years before the original complaint was filed and therefore clearly would be barred by the statute of limitations.

Sabre International Security v. Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, LLC

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2011

First, Torres argues that Sabre has no contractual right under the APA, APA Sabre Services Subcontract, or the APA Sabre Lease Agreement to 2 With regard to the TWISS II claims, Torres fails to clearly indicate … In relevant part, Sabre alleges that Torres interfered with Sabre’s business relationships with Third Country National (“TCN”) labor suppliers in Africa that “Sabre had contracted [in order] to be provided [with] qualified

Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Int'l Union v. Pena

18 F. Supp. 2d 6 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 3, 1998

The Court will not address or consider those visits that are clearly unrelated to the Plaintiffs’ claims in this case. … The facts clearly demonstrate that the D & D of buildings and equipment at ETTP constitutes a removal action under CERCLA.

Hilbert v. District of Columbia

784 F. Supp. 922 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 25, 1992

Therefore, the District contends, the determination of whether an employee is exempt must be made irrespective of whether the employee qualifies for overtime outside the FLSA. … First of all, that contention is clearly overstating the case. Police officers receive their overtime under a special statute covering only police and fire personnel.

Mason v. Geithner

811 F. Supp. 2d 128 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2011

Mason Has Failed to Show that He Was “Significantly” Better Qualified than the Ultimate Selectee Mason claims that he was “better qualified than the selectee,” listing his assessment … Supp. 2d 33, 49 (D.D.C. 2009) (“Title VII’s anti- retaliation provision ‘was not intended to immunize insubordinate, disruptive, or nonproductive behavior at work.’”) (quoting Armstrong v.

Blackman v. District of Columbia

454 F. Supp. 2d 15 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2006

In a Hearing Officer Determination (“HOD”) issued on September 2, 2005, the Hearing Officer found that D.S. had been denied a free appropriate public education because “DCPS did not establish that the Parent was ever made … Assuming for the sake of argument that such a decision might have been within the scope of the Hearing Officer’s Order, this clearly is not what the MDT/IEP team actually determined.

United States v. Prepetit

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 7, 2011

Thus, defendant’s motion to reopen based on newly discovered evidence, his motion for relief pursuant 4 Section 2255(a) provides that: A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established … (internal quotations omitted). 6  As defendant’s motion was filed on September 1, 2011, clearly more than one-year after his judgment of conviction became final,

Angel v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.

519 F. Supp. 1173 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 30, 1981

Pan American originally moved for partial summary judgment on the theory that it could not establish as a matter of law that plaintiffs were not entitled to the refund value of the passenger ticket at issue. … Allegheny Airlines, Inc., 512 F.2d 527 (D.C.Cir. 1975), rev’d on other grounds 426 U.S. 290 , 96 S.Ct. 1978 , 48 L.Ed.2d 643 (1976), and plaintiffs clearly assert that Pan American discriminated against Michael Angel in its

Cooper v. First Government Mortg. and Investors Corp.

238 F. Supp. 2d 50 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 4, 2002

A genuine issue is one whose resolution could establish an element of a claim or defense and, therefore, affect the outcome of the action. … A nonmoving party, however, must establish more than the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of its position. Id. at 252 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 .

Radmanesh v. Islamic Republic of Iran

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 3, 2019

Procedural History Plaintiff filed his complaint in August 2017 under the FSIA’s terrorism exception to sov- ereign immunity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1605A. … The Third Circuit rejected that argument, finding that a sentence of house arrest qualified as imprisonment under the INA. Id. at 623–24.