Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Washington, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1996No. 93-CV-398, 93-CV-1437 and 95-CV-541PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Senior Judge:
This case began in 1989 when the District filed suit to quiet title in a piece of real property it had bought years earlier at its own tax sale, which had been necessitated by the non-payment of property taxes. Appel-lee United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Washington, Inc. (“UJAF”), as the owner of a beneficial first deed of trust on the property, counterclaimed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to declare the tax deed void, asserting that it had not received constitutionally valid notice of the tax sale. UJAF also requested attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to 42…
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