Legal Opinion
Elkins v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 10, 2012No. 10-7060, 10-7069PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Laura Elkins and her husband John Robbins brought suit against the District of Columbia and some of its officials alleging violations of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the District and its officials were entitled to summary judgment on all the plaintiffs’ claims.
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In 2001, Laura Elkins 1 decided to renovate her home in Northeast Washington, D.C. Because the house is in the Capitol Hill Historic District, Elkins needed building permits from the District’s Department…
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