TEACHEY v. CARVER

Nos. 98-SP-472, 98-SP-503, 98-SP-556.

736 A.2d 998 (1999)

Larry TEACHEY, et al., Appellants, v. John A. CARVER, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hastings Jones, Public Defender Service, for appellants.

Susan B. Menzer, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom, Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Robert D. Okun, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on the brief, for appellees John A. Carver, Margaret Quick, Polly Nelson and Marcelino Cruces.

Charles Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Mary L. Wilson, Asst. Corporation Counsel, filed a response to appellants brief on behalf of appellee Margaret Moore.

Before TERRY and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

The principal question presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the District of Columbia Trustee for Offender Supervision1 exceeded his legal authority by unilaterally promulgating a "directive" requiring the District of Columbia Board of Parole ("BOP" or "the Board") to issue parole violator warrants in situations in which the Board's regulations render that decision discretionary. The Trustee had reason...

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