Johnnie P. Battle v. District of Columbia

Given the nature of this case and this court’s precedents, I am unable to join the majority opinion. Appellants, retired public school teachers, have presented the District of Columbia Courts with a rather complex case, in which there is a threshold jurisdictional issue.

The District of Columbia filed a motion under Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12(b)(1) and (6) to *1041dismiss appellants’ two-count complaint. In response, the trial court dismissed the complaint under R. 12(b)(1), on the ground that “Plaintiffs’ claims in each count are fairly and accurately described as an unfair labor practice and thus are…