Thompson v. Washington, 179 U.S. App. D.C. 357 (1977)

Citation: Thompson v. Washington, 179 U.S. App. D.C. 357 (1977)
Parent Document: Thompson v. Washington, 179 U.S. App. D.C. 357 (1977)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1977-02-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7891432/thompson-v-washington/ ↗

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This court’s decisions in Thompson I and Marshall I upheld the merits of the tenants’ claims to an opportunity to be heard on proposed rent increases, and reversed the District Court’s judgments in favor of the housing officials. They did not address the nature of the relief to be awarded to the tenants. Upon remand to the District Court, tenants’ counsel3 sought the following equitable relief in each of the two cases: (1) reinstatement of the rent schedule in force prior to the disputed increase in 1970; (2) recalculation of rents for the period following that increase, utilizing the procedures for tenant participation set out in Thompson I and Marshall I, or their equivalent, and restitution of such amounts as might be determined to have been excessive; and (3) an injunction ordering that all future rent increases accord the procedural rights contemplated by Thompson I and Marshall I. In both cases, however, the District Court declined to reinstate the pre1970 rents or require reprocessing of the disputed rent increases; denied restitution; and limited relief to a declaratory judgment that future rent increases must be processed under procedures complying with the requirements set out in Thompson I and Marshall I. Thompson v. Washington, Civil No. 3000-69 (D.D.C., June 6, 1975); Marshall v. Lynn, Civil No. 2288-70 (D.D.C., June 27, 1975).

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