Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. King
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 2001No. 98-CV-1556PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Beginning around 1991, when the District of Columbia was in the midst of a fiscal crisis, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted a series of emergency and temporary acts authorizing a reduction in the District’s workforce (“RIF”). 1
The emergency and temporary legislation added a new section to the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (“the CMPA”), § 2405, which authorized “the abolishment of excess positions.” 2 Under § 2405(a) of the CMPA, “each agency head [was] authorized, within the agency head’s discretion, to identify…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kegley v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Gunty v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Stokes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Baumgartner v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Office of the District of Columbia Controller v. FrostDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bagenstose v. District of Columbia Office of Employee AppealsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- Brown v. WattsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- District of Columbia v. District of Columbia Office of Employee AppealsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- District of Columbia Department of Public Works v. ColbertDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. StanleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
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