United States DC Circuit

District of Columbia superior courts have exclusive jurisdiction to decide challenges to District of Columbia tax assessments, so district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to decide whether mayor exceeded authority by imposing tax to finance a new convention center.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/16/2001
• Published 01/16/2001

Judges

• Before:  WILLIAMS, SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel M. Schember argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs was Alisa A. Wilkins.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lutz Alexander Prager, Assistant Deputy Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellee District of Columbia.   With him on the brief were Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel., Glenn M. Young argued the cause for appellee Washington Convention Center.   With him on the brief were Mark D. Poindexter and Frederick A. Douglas.