Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. American Federation of State Employees, District Council 20
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 2013No. Nos. 12-CV-476, 12-CV-477, 12-CV-500PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals from a Superior Court Order denying three motions 1 brought under the Revised Uniform *300Arbitration Act (“Arbitration Act”) to stay-arbitration of public-sector labor grievances.2 The trial court ruled that because the Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act (“CMPA”)3 preempts the Arbitration Act, the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the requested stays.4 Because the trial court found that it did not have jurisdiction to grant the relief requested, it did not address the merits of the District of Columbia’s motion, i.e., whether…
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- In Re MeltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Vaughn v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. Fraternal Order of Police/Metropolitan Police Department Labor CommitteeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Andrews v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
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- LEVI M. RUFFIN v. UNITED STATESDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2016