Evelyn DOUGLAS, Appellant,
v.
KRIEGSFELD CORPORATION, Appellee.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued En Banc November 1, 2004.
Decided October 13, 2005.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Barbara McDowell, with whom Julie H. Becker and Tamara Jezic, The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, and Patricia Millerioux, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, were on the brief, for appellant.
Timothy P. Cole for appellee.
Michael L. Murphy and David T. Beddow filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Law Students in Court.
Susan Ann Silverstein, Rochester, NY, Rhonda Dahlman, and Michael Schuster, Washington, filed a brief for Amicus Curiae American Association of Retired Persons.
Michael Allen, Washington, and Amber W. Harding filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, National Fair Housing Alliance, and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
Richard W. Luchs and Roger D. Luchs, Washington, filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington.
Susan Ann Silverstein and Michael Schuster, Amicus Curiae AARP Foundation Litigation, and Rhonda Dahlman, Amicus Curiae for Legal Counsel for the Elderly, filed a brief.
Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, TERRY, SCHWELB, FARRELL, WAGNER, RUIZ, REID, and GLICKMAN, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
FERREN, Senior Judge:
This case presents the question under the federal Fair Housing Act whether the trial court erred in denying a tenant the opportunity to defend her landlord's action for possession by claiming discrimination—namely, the landlord's failure to provide a "reasonable accommodation"—based on her alleged "handicap" (mental impairment). We disagree with several of the trial court's rulings and thus reverse and remand the case to the trial...
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