Brooks v. Dist. of Columbia

CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge

Three blind vending-facility operators challenge the District of Columbia's inspections of their establishments and calculation of their income under a federal program that gives preferences to visually impaired vendors. Although Plaintiffs frame their challenge under various anti-discrimination statutes, the substance of their complaints concerns the District's administration of the program. As a result, they were required to litigate their claims through local administrative processes before filing suit in federal court, which they did not…