Case law

Barry Farm Tenants and Allies Association, Inc. v. District of Columbia Housing Authority

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2018

In seeking to create “vibrant mixed-income neighborhoods,” the New Communities Initiative established four principles to guide redevelopment. Id. ¶ 30. … confer a benefit upon a plaintiff, but rather must clearly confer a right upon individuals.

Inova Health Care Services, for Inova Fairfax Hospital and Its Department, Life With Cancer v. Omni Shoreham Corporation

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2025

The question is thus whether Plaintiffs have met their burden of establishing they are entitled to more than $1.3 million in fees and expenses. … Mahoney was clearly capable of providing that simple detail; he did so on occasion. See, e.g., SLS Invoices at 20 (“Review correspondence re settlement.”); BD Invoices at 61 (“Review correspondence from C.

Blankenship v. Boyle

329 F. Supp. 1089 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 28, 1971

Plaintiffs have qualified under Rule 23.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. … On this phase of the ease the applicable law is well established and need here only be briefly summarized.

Tatum v. Morton

386 F. Supp. 1308 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 14, 1974

When persons thought to be “outsiders” joined the vigil, police lines were established, and the vigil participants were ordered to disperse. … To borrow from the Court in Doherty , it was clearly their right to do this, but by doing so they failed to take reasonable steps which could have avoided at least in part subsequent injuries.

Proriver, Inc. v. Red River Grill, LLC

27 F. Supp. 2d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 25, 1998

Since defendant concedes that it decided to use RED RIVER in the name of its restaurant in early 1995, it does not qualify as a prior user of RED RIVER. 3 Defendant’s contract argument, however, may ultimately prove to be … Although the Assignment and Option Agreement clearly acknowledges the existence of the Licensing Agreement, the only provision of that agreement which plaintiff agreed to accept was that if CBI did not use the mark RED RIVER

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

592 F. Supp. 2d 111 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 9, 2009

Not every person who plays a role in the development of presidential advice, no matter how remote and removed from the President, can qualify for the privilege .... … Defendants’ interpretation of the privilege— which would extend the privilege to the identities of visitors to the White House or the Vice President’s residence—is clearly at odds with the Circuit’s admonition.

Ghawanmeh v. Islamic Saudi Academy

268 F.R.D. 108 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 20, 2010

Clearly, defendants would still oppose plaintiff=s motion to file a second amended complaint. … Plaintiff defeats the privilege only by establishing malice. Kroger, 172 S.E. 2d at 723.

Linda Sims v. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 20, 2020

Adverse Employment Actions Although the Court need not determine whether Plaintiff made out a prima facie case of racial discrimination, see Brady, 520 F.3d at 493, when an employer’s action does not clearly qualify … Here, the parties do not dispute that Plaintiff had a disability or that she was qualified for her position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Armenian Assembly of America, Inc. v. Cafesjian

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2010

Cafesjian has chosen to pursue this matter in the courts” and concluded by expressing a renewed commitment to establishing the museum. Id. … his statements are true, “failure to observe an ordinary degree of care in ascertaining the truth of an assertion before publishing it to others does not alone yield the bad faith or ill will necessary to overcome a qualified

York v. McHugh

698 F. Supp. 2d 101 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2010

The Supreme Court has clarified that the statutory damage award of $1000 is available only to plaintiffs who can establish actual damages. See Doe v. Chao, 540 U.S. at 627 , 124 S.Ct. 1204 . … To determine whether or not a group of records qualifies as a “system of records,” the Court must determine if there is any evidence that the agency in practice retrieves information about individuals by reference to their

Crooks v. Mabus

104 F. Supp. 3d 86 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 20, 2015

minimum acceptable standards for performance and achievement for qualified units,” id. § 2031(c)(3). … Moreover, the plaintiff’s “established pattern of lackluster to below average to unsatisfactory performance, disdain for the direction of school administrators, refusal to adhere to established regulations and improper

United States v. Libby

429 F. Supp. 2d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 10, 2006

Such a result would clearly conflict with the purpose and spirit of the rules governing discovery in criminal cases. … Clearly, documents encompassing this period of *17 time, June 9, 2003 until July 12, 2003, are material to the preparation of the defense.

Sumrall v. Ali

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2025

As a federal officer, he had sovereign immunity to that court’s subpoena that he did not waive. Id. … Tex. 1981) (“It is well established that victims of discrimination suffer an irreparable injury regardless of actual pecuniary damage.”).

Jafarzadeh v. Duke

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 6, 2018

Spannaus’s holding is premised on the idea that § 2401 is “attached to the government’s waiver of sovereign immunity, and as such must be strictly construed.” 824 F.2d at 55. … Most importantly, CARRP’s definition of “national security concern” covers any “articulable link” to “involvement in” or “association with” an entity or activity that would qualify

Wp Company LLC v. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2020

Such information hardly qualifies as a particularized statement explaining the agency’s “determination.” … Courts in this district have routinely held that section 130b qualifies as an Exemption 3 32 statute because it “establishes a particular criteria for withholding or refers

Lightfoot v. District of Columbia

273 F.R.D. 314 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 10, 2011

establish that a “policy or custom”4 of the municipality caused the constitutional violation. … The court agreed that sovereign immunity would bar such refund actions, but found the argument irrelevant as the named plaintiff “no longer [sought] a class-wide refund.” Id. at 1440.

Chowdhury v. Bair

604 F. Supp. 2d 90 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 30, 2009

In 1998 the plaintiff filed an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) complaint alleging that FDIC official Mark Brenneman unlawfully failed to promote the plaintiff in favor of lesser qualified candidates based on the plaintiffs … Because the plaintiff does not clearly break down the facts by legal theory, e.g., discrimination, retaliation and hostile work environment, see generally Compl.; Pl.’s Opp'n, the court attempts in the first instance to decipher

Baloch v. Norton

517 F. Supp. 2d 345 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2007

The plaintiff continued making EEOC complaints between August and November 2003, clearly undeterred by Lo-man’s measures taken in March, April and October that same year. … Moreover, the fourth amended complaint does not clearly indicate that the instances of retaliation should be considered collectively as well as individually. See, e.g., Am.

Brownfield v. Bair

541 F. Supp. 2d 35 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2008

All seven candidates were considered “best qualified” and were forwarded by HR to Mr. Bendler to schedule first round interviews. Id. at 135:19-20. Mr. … Brownfield considered the email to be the “start of a derogatory file on her,” though the email clearly stated it would not be included in any personnel file. Def.’s Mot., Ex. 17.

Viropharma Incorporated v. Department of Health and Human Services

839 F. Supp. 2d 184 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 16, 2012

#06-0200) that 2  abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) or applications filed under 505(b)(2) for vancomycin hydrochloride capsules qualify … Exemption 6 “allows an agency to withhold ‘personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would clearly constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.’”