43 results for 'judge:"Cooper"'.
J. Cooper refuses to dismiss a nonprofit watchdog's petition for review of the Federal Election Commission's dismissal of its case against American Action Network, which the nonprofit claims is an unregistered political committee. The nonprofit has standing to sue and the action is timely, but the case must be stayed during the pendency of its related appeal before the D.C. Circuit of the district court's dismissal of its citizen suit against AAN.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Cooper, Filed On: September 20, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv3281, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Civil Procedure, Elections
J. Cooper dismisses a cannabis dispensary owner and an employee's claim for the return of $67,000 seized during a search of the shop in 2021, which led to no criminal charges. They fail to allege a municipal policy to support their Fourth and Fifth Amendment claims, nor do they support a common law tort claim.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Cooper, Filed On: September 12, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv3107, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Tort
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J. Cooper dismisses a retirement service company's action challenging a release issued by the Department of Labor that questioned the risks of investing in cryptocurrency and warned retirement plan sponsors of their duties under ERISA, which the company claims led retirement plans to backout of discussions to partner with it. The company fails to show the fiduciaries would renew their discussions if granted the requested relief, and the release is not a final agency action subject to judicial review.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Cooper, Filed On: August 29, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv1551, NOS: Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision - Other Suits, Categories: Administrative Law, Erisa, Fiduciary Duty
J. Cooper denies, in part, a real estate investment firm's motion to dismiss a real estate database operator's claims related to the parties' licensing agreement. The operator has sufficiently alleged the firm is a competitor to support its breach claim, and it has shown possible irreparable harm from the firm's continued use of the database to support its claim for injunctive relief.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Cooper, Filed On: August 10, 2023, Case #: 1:21cv2227, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Licensing, Contract, Injunction
J. Cooper denies, in part, a loan servicer and property manager's motion to dismiss a property owner's claims related to their alleged changing of locks and taking of its property when it defaulted on the note. The owner has sufficiently alleged its claims for trespass and conversion.
Court: USDC District of Columbia, Judge: Cooper, Filed On: August 9, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv2678, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Property, Conversion, Banking / Lending