Legal Opinion

Sheppard v. Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 7, 1999No. Civ. 98-2422-RCLPublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LAMBERTH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss Counts II and III of the complaint filed by plaintiff James R. Sheppard. Specifically, defendants move to dismiss Count II, based on 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and Count III, which is based on tortious interference with contractual relations. Upon consideration of the written submissions of the parties, and the relevant law, defendants’ motion to dismiss the claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 is denied. Defendants’ motion to dismiss the claim based on tortious interference with contractual…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  3. Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Frank A. Schuler, Jr. v. United States of America, Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by46 opinions

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