Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Hunt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1987No. 85-770PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
This case raises questions of statutory interpretation relating to the District’s Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act, D.C. Code §§ 1-601.1 et seq. (1981), and the District’s Self-Government Act (Home Rule Act), D.C.Code §§ 1-201 et seq. (1981). The issue presented is whether entitlement to attorney’s fees, available under the former federal civil service scheme, survives for District of Columbia employees who successfully litigate personnel actions and who were hired before the District superseded those portions of the federal scheme in the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- In Re Antioch UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- American Federation of Government Employees v. BarryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Waverly Taylor, Inc. v. PolingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Ungar v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Zenian v. District of Columbia Office of Employee AppealsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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