Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Douglass
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1982No. 81-1007PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
This is an action for declaratory and in-junctive relief concerning appellee’s application for a license to practice naturopa-thy 1 pursuant to the Healing Arts Practice Act, D.C.Code 1981, §§ 2-1301 et seq. The issue before us is whether the issuance or denial of a license to practice naturopathy is a “contested case,” within the meaning of D.C.Code 1981, § 1-1502(8), 2 for which direct review may be had in this court. We hold that such a decision does constitute a contested case. However, appellee failed to appeal the denial of his license directly to this court…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Leis v. FlyntSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
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