Legal Opinion
Samaritan Inns, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. District of Columbia, Appellants/cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 6, 1997No. 96-7105, 96-7106 and 96-7109PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The District of Columbia and two of its employees, Hampton Cross and Patricia A Montgomery (collectively “the District”) appeal a judgment awarding approximately $2.4 million in compensatory damages, $1,000 in punitive damages, and $684,624 in attorney’s fees and costs to Samaritan Inns, Inc., for violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3631. The District does not contest the district court’s finding that it violated the Act by issuing an illegal stop-work order that temporarily prevented Samaritan Inns…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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- Franconia Associates v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
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