MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. ## 14, 15] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . Plaintiff Edwina Cooper — as parent and next friend of her son, R.C. — ("plaintiff") commenced this action against the District of Columbia ("defendant") pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., on January 27, 2014, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief that the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") violated the IDEA and denied R.C....
MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. ## 32, 37] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . Plaintiff Trent M. Coburn ("plaintiff" or "Coburn") brought this action against John M. McHugh ("Secretary"), 1 in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. 701 et seq., on July 7, 2009, 2 seeking judicial review of final decisions of the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records ("ABCMR") denying plaintiff's...
MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. ##9, 13] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . For over forty years, Congress has exempted third-party providers of home care services from having to pay either minimum or overtime wages to their employees who provide domestic companionship services to seniors and individuals with disabilities, or to pay overtime wages to live-in domestic service employees. On October 1, 2013, however, the Department of Labor issued a new regulation that takes these...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . This case arises from plaintiff Samuel Ortiz-Diaz's allegations of discrimination against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General ("Agency"). Ortiz-Diaz alleges that Assistant Inspector General, Investigations, John McCarty, denied Ortiz-Diaz's requests to transfer to Albany, New York and Hartford, Connecticut because of his race and national origin. Ortiz-Diaz, who is Hispanic...
MEMORANDUM OPINION ROYCE C. LAMBERTH , United States District Judge . Before the Court is the petitioner's motion for a preliminary injunction [306] seeking to enjoin the respondents (hereinafter, the government) from force-feeding hunger-striking detainees held at the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Upon consideration of the petitioner's motion [306], the government's opposition [319], the petitioner's reply [320], the petitioner's and government's respective briefs...
MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES , United States District Judge . Plainclothes police officers approached defendant Paul Moore while he stood outside drinking in "Simple City," a public housing project in Washington, D.C. Moore (maybe seeing the officers, maybe not) ran away. But he did not make it very far. The police chased him, picked up a gun that fell from his waistband when he went over a fence, caught him, and searched him, finding nineteen plastic baggies of crack cocaine and five...
MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. # 4] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . Plaintiff Monica Austin brings this suit against defendant American Institute for Research ("AIR") for employment discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e to 2000e-17 ("Title VII"), and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213 ("ADA"), as well as for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. 2601-2654 ("...
MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. # # 22, 28, 32] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") as amended and reauthorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. Plaintiff T.M. is a disabled child. Compl. 4 [Dkt. # 1]. Plaintiffs Clark Ray and Aubrey Dubra were T.M.'s foster parents and now are his adoptive parents. Mem. of P. &. A. in Supp. of Pls.'...
MEMORANDUM OPINION [Dkt. ## 38, 41] RICHARD J. LEON , United States District Judge . Plaintiffs Anne and Brantley Davis — as parents and next friends of their son, B.D. — (together "plaintiffs") commenced this action against the District of Columbia ("defendant" or "the District") pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., on June 7, 2012, seeking review and enforcement of an administrative due process hearing officer determination ("...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . Before the court is defendant's Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 7] for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). Plaintiff alleges in his complaint that defendants made false and defamatory statements which caused plaintiff to suffer economic and emotional harm. For the reasons stated below, defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND Charlie S. Beard, Jr.,...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge , This matter comes before the Court after this Court issued an order deferring plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena Duces Tecum served on the Office of the Comptroller of Currency ("OCC") [ECF No. 1]. Upon review of the parties' supplemental memoranda summarizing their arguments regarding plaintiffs' Motion, this Court DENIES plaintiffs' Motion for the reasons stated below. I. BACKGROUND The relevant...
MEMORANDUM OPINION GLADYS KESSLER, District Judge. On April 18, 2014, Petitioner Abu Wa'el (Jihad) Dhiab ("Dhiab" or "Petitioner") filed an Application for Preliminary Injunction and an Immediate Order for Disclosure of Protocols Forthwith. 1 [Dkt. No. 203.] On May 7, 2014, the Government ("the Government" or "Respondents") filed its Opposition [Dkt. No. 214], and on May 12, 2014, Petitioner filed his Reply [Dkt. No. 215]. Thereafter, parties engaged in discovery and on June 20, 2014,...
MEMORANDUM OPINION ROYCE C. LAMBERTH , United States District Court Appellants to this matter, Wade Robertson ("Robertson") and W.A.R. LLP ("W.A.R."), seek de novo review of a Bankruptcy Petition, Bankr. Case No. 11-044. This case is one of several matters filed by Robertson and W.A.R., objecting to, appealing, or seeking review of the underlying bankruptcy decision. The Court has previously ordered appellants to show cause why they should not be enjoined from further filings in the instant...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . Before the Court is the defendants' (Alice Lee, John Doe and the District of Columbia) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [25] pertaining to Counts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, IX, and X. 1 Plaintiff Michelle Hall filed a complaint alleging, inter alia numerous tort claims and a Section 1983 claim, 42 U.S.C. 1983 (2012). Upon consideration of the defendants' Motion, the plaintiff's Opposition thereto [28], and the...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Lihong Xia, Hoi Lun Li, We Liu, Jisong Chen, and Hua Chen claim to be naturalized citizens of the United States. Am. Compl. 2-3. They allege that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") and Department of State ("DOS") have violated their rights as citizens by unlawfully cancelling their naturalization certificates and revoking their United States passports. Id. at...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . Plaintiffs hold a set of substantial money judgments against defendants Islamic Republic of Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Syrian Arab Republic arising out of claims brought under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"). Pursuant to those judgments, plaintiffs seek to attach the defendants' property allegedly in the possession of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN")...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge Before the Court is the defendant's motion for summary judgment [47] on the plaintiff's claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment. Upon consideration of the defendant's motion [47], the plaintiff's opposition [54] thereto, the applicable law, and the entire record herein, the Court will GRANT the defendant's motion for summary judgment. I. BACKGROUND The following alleged facts are undisputed...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . Plaintiff Sandra Marshall ("Marshall") seeks monetary relief for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e (2012) and the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1985 (2012). Marshall alleges that defendants, Honeywell Technology Systems, Inc., L-3 Communications Government Services Inc., 1 and SGT Inc. (individually, "Honeywell," "L-3," and "SGT" or collectively "defendants"),...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge . Plaintiffs Jarrod Beck, Erin Galloway, Keerthi Reddy (collectively "plaintiffs") seek attorneys' fees and expenses from defendant Test Masters Educational Services, Inc. ("TES"). This Court entered summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs for claims under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act, D.C.Code 28-3905(k)(2)(A) on December 18, 2013. The Court also awarded each plaintiff $1,500, for a total of $4,500, in...
MEMORANDUM OPINION Royce C. Lamberth , United States District Judge Plaintiff Wye Oak Technology, Inc. brings suit against the Republic of Iraq for breach of contract. Compl. at 12-13, ECF No. 1. The agreement at issue was executed between Wye Oak and the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (the "Ministry"). Broker Services Agreement at 1, ECF No. 1-2. Jurisdiction in this Court is premised on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA"), specifically 1605(a)(2), the "commercial activity"...
