BARNHARDT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 10-SP-178.

8 A.3d 1206 (2010)

John BARNHARDT, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 18, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Hunt , Washington, DC, for appellant. John Barnhardt filed a brief pro se.

Richard S. Love , Senior Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia, with whom Peter J. Nickles , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Donna M. Murasky , Deputy Solicitor General were on the brief, for appellee.

Before RUIZ, FISHER and OBERLY, Associate Judges.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

We have been asked to answer a question of District of Columbia law certified to this court from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-723 (2001). At issue is whether D.C.Code § 12-309 (2001) operates to bar potential tort claims by appellant, John Barnhardt, against the District of Columbia for destruction of his property. The United States Court of Appeals framed the certified...

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