Legal Opinion
Washington Mobilization Committee v. Burtell M. Jefferson, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 6, 1980No. 78-1648PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
United States District Judge Joseph C. Waddy refused appellants’ request to reopen this ease to consider newly discovered evidence. Appellants have appealed, contending that this decision was an abuse of discretion. We affirm.
The factual background and procedural history of this litigation are fully discussed in Washington Mobilization Committee v. Cullinane, 184 U.S.App.D.C. 215, 566 F.2d 107, rehearing en banc denied, 184 U.S.App.D.C. 232, 566 F.2d 124 (D.C.Cir.1977), in which a panel of this court reversed a district…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Mary Harris, Widow of Dupree Butler v. George W. WhitemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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