U.S. District Court / D.D.C.

Sewell v. Chao

Decided February 1, 2008. Ellen Segal Huvelle wrote the opinion for the court.

532 F. Supp. 2d 126 · Cited 59 times

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Precedents cited

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.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
Lester v. Natsios · 290 F. Supp. 2d 11
Rattigan v. Gonzales · 503 F. Supp. 2d 56
Nichols v. Truscott · 424 F. Supp. 2d 124
Hopkins v. Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries · 238 F. Supp. 2d 174
Singh v. United States House of Representatives, Committee on Ways & Means · 300 F. Supp. 2d 48
Edwards v. Agency · 456 F. Supp. 2d 72
Akonji v. Unity Healthcare, Inc. · 517 F. Supp. 2d 83
Kalinoski v. Gutierrez · 435 F. Supp. 2d 55
Horvath v. Thompson · 329 F. Supp. 2d 1
Simms v. U.S. Government Printing Office · 87 F. Supp. 2d 7
Winder v. Erste · 511 F. Supp. 2d 160
Hendricks v. Paulson · 520 F. Supp. 2d 65
Williams v. Chertoff · 495 F. Supp. 2d 17
Walker v. Dalton · 94 F. Supp. 2d 8
Taylor v. Chao · 516 F. Supp. 2d 128

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