Legal Opinion
Cheek v. Washington
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 24, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 583-70PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-ORDER
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
In this class suit plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to hold that 40 D.C.Code § 437 (1967 ed.) is unconstitutional in that it is violative of the Fifth Amendment. Specifically, plaintiffs complain that § 437 does not comport with due process in that, without provision for a prior hearing to determine culpability, it requires suspension of drivers’ licenses and automobile registrations when one is merely involved in an automobile accident causing more than $100.00 damages and is either uninsured, unable to post security, or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- California Water Service Co. v. City of ReddingSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lee v. EnglandDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1962
3Cited by1 opinion
- Anderson v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1974