Legal Opinion
Ramos v. District of Columbia Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1992No. 91-22PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Petitioner, a merchant who prevailed as respondent in an administrative action brought by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), claims the administrative law judge (AU) erred as a matter of law when she denied his motion for attorney’s fees and punitive damages because she concluded that she did not have authority to impose such a remedy. We agree with the AU. The DCRA enabling statute does not authorize AUs to grant attorney’s fees or punitive damages in favor of DCRA respondents, and AUs have no inherent authority to authorize such relief. We…
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