Legal Opinion

Ware v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 13, 2017No. 15-AA-1295PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Fisher, Associate Judge:

Petitioner Constance Ware challenges orders of the Compensation Review Board (“CRB”) in two separate, but similar, proceedings. In CRB No. 14-098 (“the first proceeding”), the CRB denied the request of petitioner’s counsel for attorney’s fees incurred during petitioner’s successful attempt to have her disability benefits and medical benefits reinstated. In CRB No. 15-143 (“the second proceeding”), the CRB vacated an order of the Office of Hearings and Adjudication (“OHA”) that awarded attorney’s fees to petitioner’s counsel for other work done in the same matter.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Allan G. Charles v. Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, and Eugene F. Diamond, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Norman, John D. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  4. Mathis v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Marriott International v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

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