Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)

Citation: Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)
Parent Document: Bridges v. Clark, 59 A.3d 978 (2013)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2013-01-24
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5146099/bridges-v-clark/ ↗

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. The parties disagree about the standard of review applicable to this issue. Ms. Bridges argues that we should review the trial court’s ruling de novo, whereas Mr. Clark argues that our review should be for abuse of discretion. We review de novo the question whether there was adequate evidentiary support in the record for the retaliation instruction. See, e.g., Daniels v. United States, 33 A.3d 324, 327 (D.C.2011). We review for abuse of discretion, however, the question whether Ms. Bridges forfeited that defense by failing to present it in a timely manner. Cf. Jaiyeola v. District of Columbia, 40 A.3d 356, 361 (D.C.2012) (reviewing for abuse of discretion trial court’s ruling that party waived defense by failing to assert it properly at trial). . In pertinent part, the statute at issue provides that:

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