Legal Opinion
Owens v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 2010No. 08-CV-1647PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Granting the District of Columbia’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Superior Court dismissed appellant’s suit (which alleged violations of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA)) because she had not filed timely notice of her claim as required by D.C.Code § 12-309 (2001). We agree that § 12-309 applies to suits for unliquidated damages against the District of Columbia under the DCHRA, and therefore affirm. 1
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Rebecca Owens alleged that, while employed at the Department of Mental Health (DMH), she was unable to work…
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