Legal Opinion

District of Columbia v. Pizzulli

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 8, 2007No. 03-CV-1036PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Senior Judge:

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order of the Superior Court denying the pre-trial motion of the District of Columbia (and others) to dismiss this case under Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We affirm the denial of the motion to dismiss.

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A. The Receivership

This appeal arises from a lawsuit that challenged the decision of a judicially ap pointed receiver to terminate an employee of the District of Columbia’s Child and Family Services Agency (“CFSA”) while the CFSA was in receivership pursuant to what was…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Stuart v. WalkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010

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