Legal Opinion
Handy v. Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux & Roth
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 18, 2003No. 01-7129PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Dorothy Handy appeals pro se the dismissal of her malpractice lawsuit against the law firm of Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux & Roth (Shaw). She asserts that the district court erred in ruling that Rule 13 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure required her to file her malpractice claim against Shaw in a lawsuit already pending in the District of Columbia Superior Court (Superior Court) brought by Shaw against Handy to recover legal fees allegedly owing. A district court’s authority to…
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