Pitts v. District of Columbia

Decided September 11, 1978. John M. Ferren wrote the opinion for the court.

391 A.2d 803 · Cited 89 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Miller v. Spencer · 330 A.2d 250
• Hurd v. District of Columbia · 106 A.2d 702
• Wilson v. District of Columbia · 338 A.2d 437
• Jenkins v. District of Columbia · 379 A.2d 1177
• Pinkney v. District of Columbia · 439 F. Supp. 519
• Thomas v. Potomac Electric Power Company · 266 F. Supp. 687
• Dixon v. District of Columbia · 168 A.2d 905

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• Washington v. District of Columbia · 429 A.2d 1362
• Plater v. District of Columbia Department of Transportation · 530 F. Supp. 2d 101
• Mazloum v. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department · 522 F. Supp. 2d 24
• Breen v. District of Columbia · 400 A.2d 1058
• Gaskins v. District of Columbia · 579 A.2d 719
• Clark v. Estate of Flach · 604 F. Supp. 2d 1
• Clark v. Tidewater MacK, Inc.
• Spiller v. District of Columbia
• District of Columbia v. Dunmore · 662 A.2d 1356
• Barnhardt v. District of Columbia · 8 A.3d 1206
• Allen v. District of Columbia · 533 A.2d 1259
• Cornish v. District of Columbia · 67 F. Supp. 3d 345
• George v. Dade · 769 A.2d 760
• Akinsinde v. Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation · 216 F. Supp. 3d 33
• Jones v. Ritter · 587 F. Supp. 2d 152
• Patrick v. District of Columbia · 126 F. Supp. 3d 132
• Barnhardt v. District of Columbia · 601 F. Supp. 2d 324
• Musgrove v. Government of the District of Columbia · 602 F. Supp. 2d 141
• Gaskins v. District of Columbia Housing Authority · 904 A.2d 360
• Cason v. D.C. Department of Corrections · 477 F. Supp. 2d 141
• Hall v. Cathy Lanier · 583 F. Supp. 2d 135
• Swinson v. D.C. Metro Police Department
• Musgrove v. District of Columbia Public Schools
• Barnhardt v. District of Columbia
• Gebretsadike v. District of Columbia

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