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BREEN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 13680.

400 A.2d 1058 (1979)

John J. BREEN, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 11, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Koch, of the bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, for appellant.

Dennis McDaniel, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., at the time the case was briefed and argued, with whom Louis P. Robbins, Acting Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, HARRIS and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

The trial court dismissed appellant's complaint for libel with prejudice. The District of Columbia had defended on three grounds: (1) appellant did not comply with the notice requirement of D.C.Code 1973, § 12-309; (2) his pleadings did not satisfy the requirements of Super.Ct.Civ.R. 8(a), 8(e)(1) and 10(b); and (3) the District, in any event, has absolute immunity. Contrary to appellant's contention, we conclude that D.C.Code 1973, ...

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