Case law

Alford v. Providence Hospital

60 F. Supp. 3d 118 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2014

To determine whether the facts of each lawsuit are similar enough to qualify as the same “cause of action,” the D.C. … Pa. 2000), for the proposition that a decision on summary judgment does not trigger res judicata dismissal of a later action, Vorhees clearly limited its holding to cases where the plaintiff took affirmative steps to avoid

United States v. Kingery

District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 9, 2025

The magistrate judge further found that the evidence showed that defendant “clearly intentionally interfered with Lieutenant Cooney's having carried out an official duty. That is the closure order of McPherson Square. … Cooney qualifies as “a government employee or agent authorized to maintain order and control public access and movement,” defendant argues that “there is no evidence to support that Lieutenant Cooney’s ‘order’ was ‘lawful

In Re Greater Southeast Community Hospital Foundation, Inc.

267 B.R. 7 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2001

Thus, under Sunarhauserman, the debt at issue in this case does relate to. a liability that arose postpetition and therefore qualifies as an administrative expense. … Prior to the May 2000 amendments, § 9.3 clearly required the Employer to pay or reimburse the members of the Committee for all reasonable expenses incurred.

Institute for Energy Research v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2024

“To qualify for the deliberative process privilege, an intra-agency memorandum must be both pre-decisional and deliberative.” Abtew, 808 F.3d at 898. … “[T]here is,” however, “‘no fixed rule’ establishing what [an agency] affidavit must look like,” Citizens for Resp. & Ethics in Wash. v. Dep’t of Justice (“CREW I”), 746 F.3d 1082, 1088 (D.C.

Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 9, 2020

The Biological Opinion The consulting agency’s responsibilities during the formal consultation process are established by regulation. … The Committee intends only that such numbers be established where possible.” H.R. Rep. No. 97-567, at 27 (1982).

Lexington Insurance Company v. Paddock Swimming Pool Company

District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 1, 2021

Plaintiffs claim that the evidence establishes that Paddock breached the Renovation Contract as a matter of law. … Similarly, in AGIP Petroleum, the court indicated that the anti-subrogation rule would bar a suit by the subrogated insurer of a petroleum company against a contractor who qualified as an “other assured” under the policy

Marine Transportation Services Sea-Barge Group, Inc. v. Busey

786 F. Supp. 21 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jan 31, 1992

The June 6 Opinion also indicated that there was a need to establish guidelines on the cargo-mix issue. … The court may also look to the statute’s legislative history to determine whether Congress clearly addressed the issue. See id. at 988 .

Johnson v. Mukasey

248 F.R.D. 347 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 20, 2008

On June 23, 1998, OWCP sent the plaintiff a letter denying his claims because he had not provided “sufficient evidence to establish that [he] sustained an injury in the performance of duty.” Id., Ex. JJ at 4; Mem. Op. … The 1993 and 1998 settlement agreements clearly bar the plaintiffs claims against all of the federal defendants except Carter. Id.

In the Matter of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Execution Protocol Cases

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 20, 2020

The court does not find that Monsanto clearly resolves that question because elsewhere in the same decision, the Supreme Court explained that the “respondents cannot show that they will suffer irreparable injury if [the … Antognini was found to be not qualified to opine on similar issues in another district court litigation. See In re Ohio Execution Protocol Litig., No. 11-1016-EAS-MRM, slip op. at 4 (S.D.

In Re Report & Recommendation of June 5, 1972 Grand Jury Concerning Transmission of Evidence to the House of Representatives

370 F. Supp. 1219 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 18, 1974

Where, as here, a report is clearly within the bounds of propriety, the Court believes that it should presumptively favor disclosure to those for whom the matter is a proper concern and whose need is not disputed. … Code simply barred pleas or motions to abate or quash indictments on the ground that unqualified jurors voted whenever at least twelve qualified jurors concurred in the indictment. 18 U.S.

Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

District Court, District of Columbia · May 29, 2025

Congress speaks clearly when it delegates to an agency the authority to impose fees on regulated entities. … In this context, those harms qualify as irreparable. See, e.g., Patriot, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Housing & Urban Dev., 963 F.

Jackson v. District Hospital Partner, L.P.

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2022

Brady, 520 F.3d at 493–94 (“Lest there be any lingering uncertainty, we state the rule clearly: In a Title VII disparate-treatment suit where an employee has suffered an adverse employment action and an employer has asserted … Cir. 2008); see also Baloch, 550 F.3d at 1197 (“[W]e have previously underscored our hesitancy to . . . second-guess[] employers’ decisions about ‘which of several qualified employees will work on a particular assignment

United States v. Standard

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 3, 2024

Section 404 allows courts to impose a reduced sentence “as if” the reduced crack cocaine penalties established by Sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub. … Although he quite clearly faced and deserved, a lengthy period of incarceration, it is implausible that were he sentenced today he would have faced a mandatory life sentence.

Zorgani v. District of Columbia

District Court, District of Columbia · May 11, 2022

Zorgani might not have known the precise mechanism by which the DMV had wrongfully suspended his license, he clearly had “some evidence” of the tortious acts that caused his injury. A simple review of the D.C. … Section 1983 provides a civil remedy for an individual who has been deprived, by a person acting under color of state law, of “any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws” of the United States

United States House of Representatives v. United States Department of Commerce

11 F. Supp. 2d 76 · District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 24, 1998

However, Congress’s explicit directive again includes that ubiquitous qualifier — “except in the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives.” … As between the two, section 195 is clearly the more specific, and therefore controlling to the extent that the two provisions conflict.

Campaign Legal Center v. Federal Election Commission

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2020

In order to establish injury in fact, therefore, Plaintiffs must show that, if they prevail, some information helpful to them would be newly disclosed. … CLC has clearly pled with adequate detail that it must use resources to counteract the harms of inadequate disclosure, and that is all that is required. *** As shown

Cullen v. United States Department of Homeland Security

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 30, 2023

The former applies to “personnel and medical files and similar files the 7 disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 U.S.C … Both protect similar interests, but Ex- emption 7(C) establishes a “somewhat broader” carve-out than does Exemption 6. See McCutchen v. HHS, 30 F.3d 183, 184–85 (D.C. Cir. 1994) (quoting DOJ v.

Canning v. United States Department of State

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 24, 2018

There was no reason for the Department to search for records created after its earlier release of records to the Canning Plaintiffs—or after publication of the Gulf News Report article—and the record clearly establishes … “To qualify for withholding under Exemption 5’s executive privilege, information must be both ‘predecisional’ and ‘deliberative.’” Petroleum Info. Corp. v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 976 F.2d 1429, 1434 (D.C.

Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 13, 2024

The “exclusion” of competitors, the court held, qualifies as such conduct. … Ohio 2015) (applying theory to acquisition of potential entrant rather than established participant).

Stringfellow Memorial Hospital v. Price

District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2018

Part A “establishes the requirements that individuals must meet to be eligible for Medicare benefits and provides such individuals insurance for hospital and hospital-related services.” … To qualify for a DSH adjustment, a hospital’s DPP typically must exceed 15 percent, although the qualifying percentage varies depending on the size of the hospital and whether it is located in an urban or a rural area.