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Edwards v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-0479PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, residents and former residents of the Fort Dupont Housing Project (Fort Dupont) located in Southeast Washington, D.C., bring this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as a retroactive and prospective award of damages from defendants, District of Columbia and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging that defendants have failed to operate Fort Dupont consistent with their duties under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq., the Housing Act of 1949, as…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Brenda Edwards v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Laticia Farley v. Philadelphia Housing Authority Floyd Baker Pamela Dunbar Claude RossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Jefferies v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Furtick v. Medford Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Smith v. Washington Heights Apartments, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1992
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