Legal Opinion
Nelson v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 2001No. 00-CV-477PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as for common law torts, challenging the compliance by officials of the District of Columbia Public School System (DCPS) with post-termination procedures afforded employees, such as himself, who claim discharge without cause from employment with DCPS. Appellant has pending with the District’s Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) an administrative appeal from the final agency action ordering his termination, but contends that that has no bearing on his entitlement to sue in Superior Court, in particular under § 1983, for what he contends…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Barry v. BarchiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hughes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Hutchinson v. District of Columbia Office of Employee AppealsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Kelly v. Parents United for the District of Columbia Public SchoolsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Howell v. GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Bowers v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Udebiuwa v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Thompson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Udebiuwa v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003