Legal Opinion
Committee of Blind Vendors v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 17, 1990No. Civ. A. 88-0142-OGPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
This is a class action lawsuit brought by blind vendors and their representatives against the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration and other District of Columbia agencies. Plaintiffs claim that defendants have mismanaged the District’s Randolph-Sheppard program to the detriment of plaintiffs and the class. Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus to compel defendants to adhere to the Randolph-Sheppard Act, and damages of more than $800,000 for breach of contract. 1
On October 7, 1988, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss or, in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America v. Caspar W. Weinberger, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind v. Caspar W. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- United States Ex Rel. McLennan v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Committee of Blind Vendors of the District of Columbia v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- State v. U.S. Dep't of Educ.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2019
- Multi-Channel TV Cable Co. v. Charlottesville Quality Cable Corp.Charlottesville County Circuit Court · 1992
- Committee of Blind Vendors of the District of Columbia v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Georgia Department Of Human Resources v. Jessie C. NashCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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