Cases

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LISA MUSE, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-00407 (TNM) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Lisa Muse brought this action under Title VII against her former employer, the Washing

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge. This case is currently before the Court on two motions directed at ARINC, Incorporated’s (“ARINC”) cross-claim and third-party complaint. The first is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (“WMATA”) motion to dismiss Count I (Breach of Contract and Implied Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing) and Count III (Contractual Indemnification) of AR

731 A.2d 389 (1999) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant, v. Mark G. YOUNG, Appellee. No. 97-CV-1050. District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Argued October 28, 1998. Decided June 24, 1999. *390 Nancy F. Langworthy, with whom Robert L. Polk and Robert J. Kniaz, Washington, DC, were on the brie

FARRELL, Associate Judge, concurring: I agree with the majority that the trial judge should have entered judgment as a matter of law in favor of WMATA, that plaintiff Brooks was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, and that the District of Columbia is entitled to a new trial on both liability and damages. I write briefly only to state my understanding of why plaintiffs’ case against WMATA failed.

OPINION AND ORDER JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge: The plaintiffs, a pro-Israel advocacy organization known for its public criticism of Islam, and its co-founders, submitted a political advertisement to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) -to be displayed on the backs of MTA buses. The advertisement portrayed a menacing-looking man whose head and face are mostly covered by a head s

531 F.Supp.2d 494 (2008) ROCHESTER-GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. Brigid HYNES-CHERIN, as Regional Administrator for Region II of the Federal Transit Administration, Respondent, and United Food and Commercial Workers District Local One, and Laidlaw Transit, Inc., doing business as Laidlaw Education Services, Intervenors. Rochester City School District, Petitioner-Intervenor, v. Brigid Hynes-Cherin, as Re

863 F.Supp. 1423 (1994) GEORGE WASHINGTON HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, INC.; Historic Montclair Community Association, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation; and Mary A. McDonnell, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. Sheila WIDNALL, Secretary of the United States Air Force; Lt. Col. Gary Baumgartel; Col. Michael J. Wright; and Robert L. Johnson, all in their official capacities, Defendants, and City of Aurora, Colorado, a Colorado municipal corp

Authority of FEMA to Provide Disaster Assistance to Seattle Hebrew Academy The Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 and its implementing regulations permit the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide federal disaster assistance for the reconstruction of Seattle Hebrew Academy, a private religious school that was damaged in an earthquake in 2001. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment does not pose a barrier to the Aca

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SPARR, District Judge. THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction filed August 19, 1994. The Defendants responded to the motion on September 7, and the Intervenors Lowry Economic Redevelopment Authority (LERA) and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), filed their responses on September 7, and September 8,

492 F.Supp. 304 (1980) CITIZENS FOR MASS TRANSIT, INC. et al. v. Brock ADAMS et al. and CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ALGIERS, INC. v. Brock ADAMS et al. Civ. A. Nos. 79-1767, 80-1586. United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division. June 13, 1980. *305 Luke Fontana, Peter D. Derbes, New Orleans, La.,

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN M. FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge. This case was referred to me for resolution of discovery disputes. Currently pending and ready for resolution is Defendant ARINC Incorporated’s Motion for Sanctions Against Defendant WMATA [#423]. For the reasons stated herein

Memorandum Opinion REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge. This opinion addresses an issue that remained unresolved after the November 4, 2010 hearing on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (“WMATA”) motion to dismiss Counts IV and XIII of the plaintiffs’ Second Amended Master Complaint (“Compl.”), a

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN M. FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge. This case was referred to me for resolution of discovery disputes. Currently pending and ready for resolution is Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant ADCO Circuits] Inc. ’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Leave to Conduct Jurisdiction

Memorandum Opinion REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge. This action was initiated on behalf of individuals killed or injured on June 22, 2009, in a collision between two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (the ‘WMATA” or “Metrorail”) trains. On October 18, 2010, the plaintiffs, except for the Estate

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge. These consolidated lawsuits arose out of a collision between two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMA-TA”) trains that occurred on June 22, 2009, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers and injuries to many others. See Second Amended Master Complaint (“C

BELSON, Senior Judge: While placing items in a shopping cart before Thanksgiving on November 10, 2011, appellants Michael Doe and Terry Garner, Jr. were detained by police officers in the break room of a Safeway grocery store. Appellants filed suit against appellee, Safeway, Inc., for false imprisonment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee and dismissed appellants’ case with prejudice. For the reaso

MEMORANDUM OPINION CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge In 1986, an arbitrator determined that the United States Postal Service had underpaid life insurance benefits to thousands of beneficiaries of deceased postal workers. But rather than promptly locating and paying eligible beneficiaries, the Postal Service dawdled. Many ben

ORDER TERRENCE W. BOYLE, District Judge. This cause comes before the Court on plaintiffs and defendant’s motions for summary judgment. The parties have filed their responses and replies and the matters are ripe for review. For the reasons discussed below, both motions are granted in part and denied in part. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a Michigan non-profit or

MEMORANDUM OPINION AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge Plaintiff the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brings this action on behalf of Clarence Muse, alleging that defendant Howard University violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TIMOTHY JEFFRIES, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 15-cv-1007 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell MERRICK GARLAND, ATTORNEY GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,