DIST. OF COLUMBIA v. TOWERS

Nos. 21-CV-34, 21-CV-35, 21-CV-36, & 21-CV-37.

260 A.3d 690 (2021)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Karen TOWERS, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan D. Browder , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Karl Racine , Attorney General, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, Caroline S. Van Zile , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, and Ashwin P. Phatak , Deputy Solicitor General, were on the brief, for appellant.

Ian A. Williams , with whom Gary D. Wright , was on the brief, for appellee Borger Management, Inc.

Alexander Gallo, pro se.

Amanda Korber , with whom Rebecca Lindhurst , Beth Mellen , Lori Leibowitz , Gabriella Lewis-White , Gwendolyn M. Washington , Nathaniel Aquino , and Lucy Newton were on the brief, for Bread for the City, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, and Rising for Justice, amici curiae, in support of appellant.

Before Glickman, Easterly, and Deahl, Associate Judges.


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