Case law

Foley v. Carter

526 F. Supp. 977 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 16, 1981

Aside from the established principle that “repeals by implication are not favored,” Posadas v. … The salaries of bankruptcy judges were established by section 411 of Public Law 95-598, 92 Stat. 2688.

Stewart v. Hargan

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2018

Generally, a state must cover all qualified individuals or forfeit its federal Medicaid funding. Id. § 1396a(a)(10)(B). … The text, however, quite clearly limits its objectives to helping States furnish rehabilitation and other services that might promote self-care and independence.

Garcia v. Pompeo

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2020

Moreover, Plaintiff has not established the “broad effect” required to establish a constitutionally cognizable injury under the stigma-plus theory. Plaintiff’s claimed reputational harm is narrow. … Accordingly, “[c]ourts have an obligation to listen to those claims clearly and to consider them carefully.” Id. And, in National Federal of Federal Employees v. Greenberg, the D.C.

Quinteros v. Dyncorp

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 2, 2016

Following the establishment of this framework, DynCorp narrowed its discovery efforts to focus on the test plaintiffs. No non-test plaintiffs were deposed. … Offensiveness Whether bodily contact qualifies as "offensive" follows an objective reasonableness standard.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Cheney

District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 19, 2009

at 1293 (“[t]he Armstrong I opinion does not stand for the unequivocal proposition that all decisions made pursuant to the PRA are immune from judicial review”). … Without such a showing, Plaintiffs cannot meet their burden of establishing standing against the EOP.

Federal Deposit Insurance v. Bank of New York

479 F. Supp. 2d 1 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2007

(“NextBank”) established in December 2000 to finance its internet-based consumer credit card business. … “In order to qualify as a necessary party under Rule 19(a), the possibility of being subject to multiple or inconsistent obligations must be real, and not a mere possibility.” TRT Telecomm. Corp. v. W. Union Tel.

United States v. Box

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 14, 2024

Cir. 1976) (“The validity of alleging the elements of an offense in the language of the statute is, of course, well established.”). III. … To put it more clearly, “a two-judge majority of the D.C. Circuit panel concluded that [Defendant’s] kind of conduct is within the meaning of the word ‘corruptly’ under Section 1512(c)(2), and the D.C.

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Kahn

472 F. Supp. 88 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 31, 1979

The Contractors Ass’n holding itself was much narrower — carefully qualified by reference to the various ways Congress had ratified the executive order program. … The program establishes a mandatory system of wage and price controls, unsupported by law.

Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association v. Weichert

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2020

Cir. 1987) (stating that “the spectrum between a clearly interpretive rule and a clearly substantive one is a hazy continuum”). … Cir. 1974) (stating that “a general statement of policy…does not establish a ‘binding norm’”). An agency action establishes a binding norm when the action is retroactive. Am. Bus Ass'n v.

McWILLIAMS BALLARD, INC. v. LEVEL 2 DEVELOPMENT

697 F. Supp. 2d 101 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 24, 2010

Plaintiff clearly points to negotiations that took place between itself and the individual defendants on behalf of Level 2 and L2CP concerning the loan that was “absolutely necessary” in order for defendants to move forward … Defendants argue that the alleged “misrepresentation” that the loan would be repaid does not qualify as a fraudulent misrepresentation because if it did, “anyone who borrows money and fails to repay it would be liable for

Heard v. United States Social Security Administration

170 F. Supp. 3d 124 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2016

The Supreme Court clearly stated, however, that this holding was “limited to the appeal of the denial of the class certification motion.” … The Court is not prepared to conclude, on this record, that an agency’s administrative decision to correct a mistake by returning the funds demanded by the plaintiffs qualifies as the type of “pick off” defense tactic that

Cruise Connections Charter Management 1, LP v. Attorney General of Canada

764 F. Supp. 2d 155 · District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2011

Circuit that the district court has jurisdiction over this case under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-11 , 1 the Court turns to the Government of Canada’s motion to dismiss on the ground of … Morin thereafter insisted that the RCMP would not be responsible for any taxes, which Cruise Connections asserts were clearly RCMP’s responsibility under the Project Services Agreement and all previous representations by

Crowe v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2025

These contentions are sufficient to establish injury in fact. … Crowe clearly lacks such standing, given the subsequent commutation of her sentence, see supra at 11. Nor does the decision in Epps help her. In that case, the D.C.

Accurso v. U.S. Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2021

Plaintiff also disputes defendant’s assertion that no public interest outweighs the victims’ privacy interests, arguing that a collateral attack on his sentence qualifies. See Pl.’s Surreply at 8. … It makes no mention of filenames, and nothing in the record of this case establishes that filenames and victims’ names are the same.

Williams & Connolly LLP v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

39 F. Supp. 3d 82 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2014

Supp. 2d 128, 143 (D.D.C. 2010) (“Although generally FOIA exemptions are to be narrowly construed, it is well-established that Exemption 8’s scope is particularly broad.” … bank or bank examination; rather it requires relatedness, which . . . is interpreted broadly,” id. 9 The plaintiff asserts that “the [Comptroller’s] refus[al] to disclose the purported standards, if any, it used to qualify

Foundation on Economic Trends v. Heckler

587 F. Supp. 753 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 16, 1984

Rather than diminishing its ability to recruit qualified scientists, the University’s conduct can only enhance its position as a leading, responsible center for scientific research. … The public interest clearly favors the maintenance of the status quo until the merits of this litigation are reached.

Institute for Energy Research v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 19, 2023

American Oversight-HHS explicitly found that calendar entries of agency officials may qualify as information subject to the deliberative process privilege, see Am. … Thus, the dispute as to application of Exemption 6 boils down to whether releasing the records would amount to a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.

Snyder v. Central Intelligence Agency

230 F. Supp. 2d 17 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 14, 2002

The Court concludes that both these statutes qualify under Exemption 3 and that plaintiff therefore is precluded from receiving those records that fall under these *23 two statutes. See Central Intelligence Agency v. … Exemption 6 Exemption 6 of the FOIA permits the government to withhold “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 U.S.C.

United States v. Cabrera

734 F. Supp. 2d 66 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 30, 2010

The Court instructed the jury that “[t]he statements and arguments of the lawyers are not evidence,” Jury Instructions 10, and “[rjegardless of the prosecutor’s statement, the evidence clearly supported the jury’s verdict … Although many of the witnesses were former FARC guerillas who demobilized and entered a program offered by the Colombian government that provides these individuals with benefits, education and immunity from prosecution for

Alford v. McDonough

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 10, 2025

Although it is true that “[d]ocuments and communications regarding the processing of, and recommendations for responding to, specific FOIA requests have consistently been found to qualify as predecisional and deliberative … Exemption 6 Under FOIA Exemption 6, “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” are exempt from disclosure. 5 U.S.C