Case Name: Dennis WELLS, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, et al., Respondents
Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1984-03-13
Citations: 473 A.2d 388
Docket Number: No. 83-801
Parties: Dennis WELLS, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, et al., Respondents.
Judges: Before FERREN, PRYOR and TERRY, Associate Judges, in chambers.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 473
Pages: 388–389

Head Matter:
Dennis WELLS, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, et al., Respondents.
No. 83-801.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
March 13, 1984.
Before FERREN, PRYOR and TERRY, Associate Judges, in chambers.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
On consideration on the motion of respondents to dismiss and the opposition of petitioner thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion is denied. A motion to dismiss is not the proper proce dural mechanism by which to seek affirmance on the merits. The appropriate motion to file in such a case is a motion for summary affirmance. Such a motion, however, must meet the strict requirements set forth in United States v. Allen, 133 U.S.App.D.C. 84, 85, 408 F.2d 1287, 1288 (1969), adopted by this court in In re DeJ., 310 A.2d 834 (D.C.1973), and Oliver T. Carr Management, Inc. v. National Delicatessen, Inc., 397 A.2d 914 (D.C.1979).