Legal Opinion
William Penn Apartments, L.P. v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 14, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0178PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, Chief Judge
Plaintiff William Penn Apartments (“WPA”) brings suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against D.C. Court of Appeals Judges Phyllis D. Thompson, Corinne A. Beckwith, and Frank Q. Nebeker, and D.C. Superior Court Judges Brook Hedge and Michael L. Rankin (“judicial defen dants”), as well as John S. Scherlis and William L. Scherlis (“Scherlis defendants”). 1 The defendants move under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, for failure to state a claim, and on Younger…
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- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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