Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Avenue Nursing Home v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1987No. 85-396PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
The Wisconsin Avenue Nursing Home (the Home) seeks review of a final order of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) which concluded that the Home unlawfully discharged two nursing assistants because they are black. 1 We agree with the Home that the Commission, in denying the Home’s motion to dismiss, erred in failing to consider and rule upon the Home’s contention that it was prejudiced by the long delay between the filing of complaints and the conclusion of the hearings in this case. We therefore remand the case for expedit ed…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by36 opinions
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