United States DC Circuit

Neither the District of Columbia nor its officials can be held liable for torts committed by Virginia officials, and alleging only an "open case" in the state's court system, without any actual injury, is an insufficient basis for an inmate to maintain a court access claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 01/29/2002
• Published 01/29/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert N. Weiner, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs as amicus curiae for appellant., Abdus-Shahid M.S. Ali, appearing pro se, was on the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark R. Davis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Virginia, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellees Commonwealth of Virginia, et al., Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Carl J. Schifferle, Assistant Corporation Counsel, filed the brief for appellees District of Columbia, et al.