Legal Opinion

District of Columbia Department of Administrative Services v. International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 445, Service Employees International Union

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 24, 1996No. 95-CV-1088PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant, District of Columbia Department of Administrative Services (DAS), says the Superior Court erred in dismissing its petition for review of a Decision and Order of the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) because the court relied on a hyper-technical pleading violation that prejudiced no one. The court essentially dismissed the petition because DAS named as “respondent” in the petition’s caption the party that prevailed before the agency — the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO) — rather than naming PERB itself, the only entity that could…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  3. Anthony J. Scherer, Jr. v. Clarence M. Kelley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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