Legal Opinion

George S. Thanos v. District of Columbia and District of Columbia v. George S. Thanos

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 31, 2014No. 12-CV-324 & 12-CV-325 and 12-CV-350 & 12-CV-411PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKV^ITH, Associate Judge:

At the conclusion of a one-day trial, the trial court in this case found that property owned by appellant George Thanos and leased by VIP Therapy, Inc. (VIP), constituted a prostitution-related nuisance pursuant to the Drug or Prostitution-Related Nuisance Abatement Act, D.C.Code § 42-8101 et seq. (2012 Repl.). 1 The court issued a permanent injunction and assessed attorney’s fees and costs against Mr. Thanos, VIP, and VIP’s owner, Deborah Poindexter, but denied the District’s request for income disgorgement and damages. Mr. Thanos appeals the issuance of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,610 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gerson Blatt, Barton S. Udell, and John PullmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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