BOSTIC v. DC HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 15-AA-386.

162 A.3d 170 (2017)

Nelson BOSTIC, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Mellen Harrison , Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, with whom Jonathan H. Levy , Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, was on the brief, for petitioner.

Frederick A. Douglas , with whom Curtis A. Boykin and Alex M. Chintella were on the brief, for respondent.

Chad A. Readler , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Channing D. Phillips , United States Attorney, and Mark B. Stern and Sarah Carroll , Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, were on the brief for the United States as amicus curiae in support of respondent.

Before Fisher and McLeese, Associate Judges, and Belson, Senior Judge.


Petitioner Nelson Bostic seeks review of a decision of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) to terminate him from a housing-voucher program because Mr. Bostic is required to register for life as a convicted sex offender. Mr. Bostic contends that DCHA's decision is contrary to federal law. We affirm.

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