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Earnest Lee HOBLEY, Appellant, v. LAW OFFICE OF S. HOWARD WOODSON, III, Appellee. , D.C., November 19, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (CA-8393-05) (Hon. Lynn Leibovitz, Trial Judge). Earnest Lee Hobley, pro se. Appellee did not file a brief. Before THOMPSON, Associate Judge, and STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Senior Judges. THOMPSON, Associate Judge: Appellant Earnest Lee Hobley challenges the Superior Court's order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, S. Howard Woodson, III, in appellant's suit against Woodson for legal malpractice, which the court...
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BSA 77 P STREET LLC, et al., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. ANTWUAN HAWKINS, et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants, and Sabrina Lymore, Appellee. , D.C., November 19, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (CAB6839-04) (Hon. Melvin R. Wright, Trial Judge). Robert E. Greenberg, with whom Thomas F. Murphy, was on the brief, for appellants/cross-appellees. William DeVinney, with whom Sean P. Beaty and Joseph M. Saka, were on the brief, for appellees/cross-appellants. Andrew J. Sloniewsky, was on the brief, for appellee Sabrina Lymore. Before REID and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge. PRYOR, Senior Judge: T...
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James C. APPLETON and Derrick A. Ford, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., November 19, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (F-1562-05 & F- 3422-05) (Hon. Hiram Puig-Lugo, Trial Judge). Shilpa S. Satoskar, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant Appleton. Peter H. Meyers, appointed by the court, for appellant Ford. Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant...
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Antwan N. SHELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., November 19, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (FEL5804-02) (Hon. Gerald I. Fisher, Trial Judge). Cynthia Nordone, appointed by the court, for appellant. Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, and Emily Scruggs, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellee. Before REID and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and WAGNER, Senior Judge. WAGNER, Senior Judge: Following a jury trial, appellant, Ant...
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Arnell W. SHELTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., November 12, 2009
Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Ruiz, Associate Judge, held that: (1) trial court erred when it precluded defense counsel from arguing to the jury that the government's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense until the eve of defendant's second trial could support an inference that the government, during defendant's first trial, was concerned that the exculpatory evidence seriously undermined its case; (2) the error was harmless; and (3) vacation of one of defendant's co...
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Dennis J. DYER, Appellant, v. Idriis BILAAL, et al., Appellees, and Idriis Bilaal, et al., Appellants, v. Vincent Abell, et al., Appellees. , D.C., November 12, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (CAB7225-04) (Hon. Gerald I. Fisher, Trial Judge). Gregory M. Fisher for Dennis Dyer, appellant in No. 07-CV-1057. [FN1] FN1. We have consolidated four appeals. Mr. Dyer, the appellant in three of those appeals, did not submit briefs in No. 08-CV-1562 and No. 09- CV-76, explaining that he considers "the matters raised in [those appeals] as incident to and derivative of those he has appealed in No. 07-CV-1057." Accordingly, ...
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WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent, and Carol Middledorf Kelly, Intervenor. Carol Middledorf Kelly, Cross-Petitioner, v. District of Columbia Department of Employment S, D.C., November 12, 2009
Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Ruiz, J., held that: (1) ALJ did not abuse his discretion by refusing to admit testimony of one of employer's vocational experts; (2) employer waived defense of employee's voluntary limitation of income; (3) evidence was sufficient to establish that ALJ specified with reasonable clarity the commencement date of permanent partial disability benefits; and (4) under the manifest error exception, res judicata did not bar employee's request to modify th...
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Alice HARRINGTON, Appellant, v. Braeden TROTMAN, Appellee. , D.C., November 12, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (CA-6058-04) (Hon. Neal E. Kravitz, Trial Judge). Alice Harrington pro se. [FN*] FN* Harrington represented herself pro se at trial and on appeal. Appellee, Braeden Trotman, did not file a brief with this court, and, although he was represented at trial, no one has made an appearance on his behalf on appeal. Appellant certified that she mailed a copy of her brief to appellee at his home address at "213 Seaton Place, NE" on October 3, ...
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Frederick PLUMMER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., November 12, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (F6520-03) (Hon. Judith Retchin, Trial Judge). Shilpa S. Satoskar and Alice Wang, Public Defender Service, with whom, James Klein, Samia Fam, Andrea Roth and Jacklyn Frankfurt, were on the briefs, for appellant. Elizabeth H. Danello and Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant United States Attorneys, with whom, Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the briefs were filed, and Elizabeth Trosman, and Wendy L. Short, Assistant ...
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In the Matter of James Q. BUTLER A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Bar Registration No. 490014, BDN: 331-07, et al. , D.C., November 5, 2009
Before GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges; and NEBEKER, Senior Judge. ORDER PER CURIAM. On consideration of the affidavit of James Q. Butler, wherein he consents to disbarment from the Bar of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 12 of Rule XI of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of this Court, the report and recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility with respect thereto, it is this ...
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In re Maqsood H. MIR, Respondent. , D.C., November 5, 2009
Bar Registration No. 421146, BDN: 445-03. Before GLICKMAN, and THOMPSON, Associate Judges; and NEBEKER, Senior Judge. ORDER PER CURIAM. On consideration of the affidavit of Maqsood H. Mir, wherein he consents to disbarment from the Bar of the District of Columbia pursuant to § 12 of Rule XI of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which affidavit has been filed with the Clerk of this Court, and the report and recommendation of the Board on Professiona...
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Darius COGHILL and Shannon Marshall, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the, District of Columbia, (F-4340-05 & F- 4341-05) (Hon. Brian F. Holeman, Trial Judge). Brigitte L. Adams, for appellant Darius Coghill. Sicilia C. Englert, for appellant Shannon Marshall. Leslie Ann Gerardo, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Assistant United States Attorney, and Florence Pan, Assistant United States Attorney at the time the b...
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In re Denise R. STANLEY, Petitioner. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Bar Registration No. 431677, BDN: 240-09. Before GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges, and NEBEKER, Senior Judge. ORDER PER CURIAM. On consideration of petitioner, Denise R. Stanley's petition for reinstatement, this court's opinion in In re Stanley, 769 A.2d 141 (D.C.2001) indefinitely suspending petitioner from the practice of law in the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals of Maryland's order of reinstatement, see Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Maryland v. Denise R. Stanley, M...
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Pamela FIELDS, Appellant, v. Gary MAYO, et al., Appellees. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (DRB2204-03) (Hon. J. Michael Ryan, Trial Judge). Peter C. Pfaffenroth, with whom Jeffrey T. Green was on the brief, for appellant. Scott L. Cunningham, Guardian Ad Litem, filed a statement in lieu of brief, for A.W. Before RUIZ and REID, Associate Judges, and STEADMAN, Senior Judge. REID, Associate Judge: Appellant, Pamela Fields, the maternal great aunt of A.W., a minor, appeals from the trial court's order granting "...
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Michael Patrick MURRAY, et al., Appellants, v. MOTOROLA, INC., et al., Appellees. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (Nos. CA-8479- 01, CA-1368-02, CA-1369-02, CA-1370-02, CA-1371-02 & CA-1372-02) (Hon. Cheryl M. Long, Motions Judge). Mayer Morganroth, with whom Jeffrey B. Morganroth and Joanne L. Suder were on the brief, for appellants. Andrew G. McBride, with whom Joshua S. Turner was on the brief, for appellees Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Inc., Verizon Wireless, Inc., Verizon Wireless Personal Communicati...
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Adonnis ATCHISON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Appeals from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (F-7419-04, F- 7430-04) (Hon. Erik P. Christian, Trial Judge). William T. Morrison, for appellant. Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, Roy W. McLeese III, and Gilberto Guerrero, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys were on the brief, for appellee. Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, and REID and KRAMER, Associate Judges. ...
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Edward L. MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. , D.C., October 29, 2009
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, (F-3531-04) (Hon. Erik P. Christian, Trial Judge). Lee R. Goebes, appointed by this court, with whom James W. Klein and Jaclyn S. Frankfurt, Public Defender Service, were on the brief, for appellant. John P. Mannarino, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III, Elizabeth Trosman, and Gary M. Wheeler, Assistant United States Attorne...
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