Legal Opinion
Mullin v. N Street Follies Ltd. Partnership
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1998No. 96-CV-1088PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
In this appeal we are asked to define the proper interplay between Drayton v. Poretsky Management, Inc., 462 A.2d 1115 (D.C.1983), allocating primary jurisdiction to the administrative agency to determine the validity of rent increases, 1 and the broad discretionary power of a trial judge to fashion protective orders in suits before the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court. Specifically, the primary issue before us is whether the rule of Drayton prohibits the trial court, in a suit for nonpayment of rent, from modifying a protective order to reflect a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- District of Columbia v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Trans-Lux Radio City Corp. v. Service Parking Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Drayton v. Poretsky Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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