Legal Opinion

Johnnie P. Battle v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 12, 2013No. 12-CV-195PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLEESE, Associate Judge:

Plaintiffs are former public-school teachers who filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, claiming entitlement to retroactive pay raises and other relief. The trial court dismissed their complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, and plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.

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Plaintiffs retired from the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) be*1037tween October 1, 2007, and June 2, 2010. On June 2, 2010, the Washington Teachers Union and DCPS entered into a new collective-bargaining agreement. The new agreement provided retroactive pay raises reaching back to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Travelers Property Casualty v. GoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  3. Eugene Eisler and Elizabeth Eisler v. Nathan StritzlerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. Stockard v. MossDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Hawkins v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by3 opinions

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