DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 45-1561

Citation
Section 45-1561
Parent Document
Habib v. Thurston, 517 A.2d 1 (1986)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1986-10-30
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1995493/habib-v-thurston/ ↗

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. We are not aware that any trial judge, except for Daniel’s disposition of a Javins counterclaim at a jury trial in a nonpayment case, has held the tenant is constitutionally entitled to a jury for the McNeal disbursement proceeding. That is simply a common practice because the jury has had to resolve the Javins defense and/or counterclaim in the possessory action, the code violations are often continuing, and thus the jury is in a position to evaluate the evidence with respect to both the pre-litigation and litigation periods.