Legal Opinion

In re Grooms

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 3, 2015No. 13-PR-1513PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FARRELL, Senior Judge:

Christina C. Forbes, the permanent guardian for ward Ayo Grooms, appeals from the trial court’s order granting in part her motion for enlargement of time1 to file an untimely petition for compensation under D.C.Code § 21-2060(a) (2012 Repl.). Appellant contends that the trial judge, in allowing only a portion of her compensation claims, abused his discretion by basing his conclusion largely, if not entirely, on appellant’s delay in filing her compensation request, thereby minimizing (or ignoring) other factors relevant to whether her untimeliness stemmed from “excusable…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. 1618 Twenty-First Street Tenants' Ass'n v. Phillips CollectionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Pierola v. MoschonasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Hemmati v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. In re AK. V.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. In re Glass ChristianDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2024
  3. LHL Realty Company DC LLCv. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2026

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