Case law

Thornton v. National Academy of Sciences

District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 7, 2025

Browning v. Clinton, 292 F.3d 235, 242 (D.C. Cir. 2022). A “complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. … Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)).

Gauss v. Kirk

198 F.2d 83 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 19, 1952

Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 1940, 309 U.S. 350 at page 363, 60 S.Ct. 569 , 84 L.Ed. 799 . See, also, Shields v. … Brophy, 1940, 71 App.D.C. 299 , 110 F.2d 539 , 9 A.L.R.2d 1 , and in Brown v. Christman, 1942, 75 U.S.App.D.C. 203, 210 , 126 F.2d 625, 632 .

Niskey v. Nielsen

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 28, 2019

Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). A motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) “tests the legal sufficiency of a complaint.” Browning v. … Fausto, 484 U.S. 439, 455 (1988)) (holding CRSA provides the exclusive avenue for federal employee to challenge adverse personnel actions); Brown v. Gen. Servs.

Blanchard Mach. Co. v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.

177 F.2d 727 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Oct 17, 1949

Considering the same question in Howell Electric Motors Co. v. … Co. v. Mottley, 219 U.S. 467 , 31 S.Ct. 265 , 55 L.Ed. 297 , 34 L.R.A.,N.S., 671, and also may cover payments already recieved. Welch v.

DTLD, LLC v. Power Station Limited Partnership; JPMorgan Chase Bank, Nat. Ass'n v. DTLD, LLC, et

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 12, 2026

Jameson v. Brown, 109 F.2d 830, 831 (D.C. Cir. 1939). … Code § 25-313(a), are subject to change and warrant reexamination of the ABC Board’s findings every two years. Gallothom, Inc. v. D.C.

United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corp. ex rel. United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

2 D.C. 179 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 1, 1935

Ayanna Blue v. District of Columbia Public

811 F.3d 14 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Dec 29, 2015

Board of County Commissioners v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 411 (1997). … Owens v. District of Columbia, 993 A.2d 1085, 1088 (D.C. 2010) (quoting, respectively, Pitts v. District of Columbia, 391 A.2d 803, 807 (D.C. 1978), and Brown v. District of Columbia, 853 A.2d 733, 736 (D.C. 2004)).

Jeffrey Otherson v. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

711 F.2d 267 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 21, 1983

First, she rejected Otherson’s contention that prior judicial determinations could never preclusively establish issues in MSPB hearings, citing the Board’s decision in Chisholm v. … Those suspensions are now on review in Otherson v. Department of Justice, No. 82-1761 (D.C.Cir. filed July 7, 1982), and Brown v. Department of Justice, No. 82-1729 (D.C.Cir. filed June 30, 1982). 5 .

Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Union No. 1288 v. National Labor Relations Board

390 F.2d 858 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jan 18, 1968

We do not enforce the Board’s order as issued, however, because it sweeps too broadly. In Meat and Highway Drivers, Dockmen, etc. v. N. L. R. … B. v.

Bismullah Ex Rel. Bismullah v. Gates

551 F.3d 1068 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Feb 1, 2008

Hamdi v. … Hosps. v.

Moore v. Summers

113 F. Supp. 2d 5 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2000

Brown v. Brody, 199 F.3d 446, 455 (D.C.Cir.1999). However, in addressing whether lateral transfers are cognizable as adverse employment actions. … See Yerdon v.

Boyd Leedom, as Chairman and Members of National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 108, Afl-Cio, General Cable Corporation v. Boyd Stewart Leedom, Individually and as Chairman and Members of and Constituting National Labor Relations Board

278 F.2d 237 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Mar 24, 1960

to the union); National Labor Relations Board v. … National Labor Relations Board, 5 Cir., 1955, 227 F.2d 687 ; National Labor Relations Board v. Kobritz, 1 Cir., 1951, 193 F.2d 8 , and National Labor Relations Board v.

Gold Coast Restaurant Corporation D/B/A Bryant & Cooper Steakhouse v. National Labor Relations Board

995 F.2d 257 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Jun 11, 1993

Corp. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 967 F.2d 658 (D.C.Cir.1992). Moreover, we owe substantial deference to inferences the Board has drawn from the facts, Peoples Gas Sys., Inc. v. … Passaic Daily News v. NLRB, 736 F.2d 1543, 1551 (D.C.Cir.1984). The Board may infer discrimination from both direct and circumstantial evidence, NLRB v.

Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union No. 223 v. National Labor Relations Board

498 F.2d 687 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · May 10, 1974

Duie Pyle, Inc. v. … Another aspect of the Board’s order was set aside in Western Monolithics Concrete Products, Inc. v. NLRB, 446 F.2d 522 (9th Cir. 1971). 39 .

IN RE JUAN LORENZO RODRIGUEZ-QUESADA

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 13, 2015

Similarly, the Board must defer to the factual findings of the Hearing Committee if those findings are supported by substantial evidence. See, e.g., In re Brown, 112 A.3d 913, 917 (D.C. 2015) (per curiam). … In re Kline, 11 A.3d 261, 265 (D.C. 2011) (court in disciplinary proceeding did not consider argument that was not briefed and was only raised during oral argument); Bardoff v.

Robinson v. United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds

449 F. Supp. 941 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 25, 1978

See, e. g., Toensing v. Brown, 528 F.2d 69, 71 (9th Cir. 1975). … See Burroughs v. Board of *944 Trustees of Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers, 542 F.2d 1128 , 1131 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1096 , 97 S.Ct. 1113 , 51 L.Ed.2d 543 (1977); Pete v.

United Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers of America (Ue), Local 1113 v. National Labor Relations Board

223 F.2d 338 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · May 26, 1955

See National Labor Belations Board v. Sands Mfg. Co., 1939, 306 U.S. 332, 344 , 59 S.Ct. 508 , 83 L.Ed. 682 . 10 . Phelps Dodge Corp. v. … Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 1944, 321 U.S. 332, 337 , 64 S.Ct. 576 , 88 L.Ed. 762 ; National Labor Relations Board v. Sands Mfg. Co., supra, note 9; National Labor Relations Board v.

Powell v. Castaneda

247 F.R.D. 179 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 18, 2007

Corp. v. … Compare Walker v.

Brooks v. United States

717 A.2d 323 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 27, 1998

Appellant then reached into "an old refrigerator lying on [its] side" (in the middle of the room) and retrieved a crumpled brown paper bag. … See Brown v. United States, 567 A.2d 426, 427 (D.C.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1037 , 110 S.Ct. 1497 , 108 L.Ed.2d 632 (1990).

Phillips v. Fulwood

616 F.3d 577 · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Aug 6, 2010

Before: GARLAND, BROWN, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges. Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND. … Parole Board’s 1972 regulations.