Legal Opinion
Baltimore v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 2011No. 09-CV-759, 09-CV-760, 09-CV-761PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellants, several former residents of the Franklin School Men’s Shelter (“Franklin Shelter”) 1 and the Committee to Save Franklin Shelter (“the Committee”) . (collectively “appellants” or “plaintiffs”), filed a complaint against the District of Columbia for declaratory and injunctive relief which alleged constitutional and statutory violations, negligence per se, and several tort claims. Consistent with the trial court’s ruling, we hold that the District of Columbia Homeless Services Reform Act (“the HSRA”) grants a homeless person or client a statutory entitlement to…
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