Legal Opinion
Committee of Blind Vendors v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 7, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-0142-OGPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
The matters before the Court are defendants’ motion to dismiss, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, and plaintiffs’ motion for certification as class action. This is a suit brought by blind vendors and their representatives against the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration (DCRSA) and other District of Columbia agencies. The gravamen of plaintiffs’ complaint is that the defendants have mismanaged the District’s Randolph-Sheppard program to the detriment of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus to compel…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Committee of Blind Vendors of the District of Columbia v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Best v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Schlank v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Women Prisoners of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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