Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1991No. 89-109PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This controversy has been around a while — more than fourteen years, to be exact — but the journey still may be far from over. Administrative law can be procedurally baffling, and it often takes a long time before the court is able to reach the merits of the controversy. This is such a case. Although we are reluctant to add another procedural hurdle to its resolution, we are constrained by the applicable statute, shades of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce 1 notwithstanding, to do just that.
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In September 1977, appellant Annie Montgomery was terminated from her employment as an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Webster v. FallSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Matter of Berkovitz v. . Arbib HoulbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- District of Columbia v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- F.D.R. Fox v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Taggart-Wilson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Christina Williams v. Robert JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Grillo v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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