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Shaffer v. Zaid

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 27, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-2492Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ANTHONY SHAFFER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-cv-2492 (CRC) MARK ZAID, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Retired military intelligence officer Anthony Shaffer has sued his former lawyer, Mark Zaid, and his law firm for malpractice. Shaffer alleges three instances of derelict representation over an intermittent twelve-year professional relationship with Zaid. Finding two of the allegations time-barred and the third insufficient to state a claim, the Court will grant Zaid’s motion to dismiss the case. I. Background A. Factual…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Sissel v. United States Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  4. Stewart v. National Education Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  5. Diamond v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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