UNITED STATES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-2329.

788 F.2d 239 (1986)

The UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; and The Department of General Services, District of Columbia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen P. Dewey, Dept. of Justice (F. Henry Habicht II, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., J. Frederick Motz, U.S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., David C. Shilton and Pamela S. West, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Catherine C. Blake, U.S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellant.

Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Corp. Counsel (John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Appellate Div., Roberta Gross, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, and SPROUSE and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.


CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a dispute between the United States and the District of Columbia ("the District") over the possession and use of certain property located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The property is titled in the name of the United States but currently possessed by the District. The United States sued for ejectment. Applying Maryland law, the district court, 596 F.Supp. 725, found that the District...

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