Legal Opinion

6921 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Ltd. v. Universal Community Development, LLC

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 7, 2008No. 07-CV-170PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Senior Judge:

This appeal stems from the trial court’s denial of appellant 6921 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Ltd. Partnership’s (“Partnership”) request for attorneys’ fees to be paid by appellee Universal Community Development, LLC (“Universal”). We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Partnership’s request for attorneys’ fees generally, and affirm the trial court’s decision as to this question. However, we also find the trial court failed to duly consider whether Partnership was entitled to attorneys’ fees under D.C.Code § 42-1207 (2001) in relation to Universal’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Browning Debenture Holders' Committee v. Dasa Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  2. Synanon Foundation, Inc. v. BernsteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. In Re Estate of DanielDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Jung v. JungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. In Re JumperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006

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