Legal Opinion
Harrison v. District of Columbia Department of Human Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1984No. Nos. 82-844, 82-1429, 82-1620 and 83-239PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
After a proceeding before the Department of Human Services, petitioner’s public assistance payments were terminated. Petitioner makes several contentions on appeal, but we need concern ourselves with only one issue. He contends there must be a reversal, because despite objection, the witnesses at his hearing were not sworn. Apparently, the asserted basis for this failure was that it was not agency practice to do so.
The government concedes this was error because Section 205.5 of the procedural rules of the agency requires all testimony to be sworn. Furthermore, in Dietrich v. District of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Allen v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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