Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)

Citation: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Parent Document: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2005-10-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1472683/douglas-v-kriegsfeld-corp/ ↗

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Further, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for Ms. Douglas’ attorney to proceed to trial without having his client available. The landlord claimed, without any contradiction in the record, that Ms. Douglas had refused the landlord access to her unit. Without Ms. Douglas’ testimony that she would permit entry by Kriegsfeld and by APS, there would be no basis for a finding that any plan to clean the apartment and to keep it clean could succeed. Moreover, although Ms. Douglas’ attorney had made proffers regarding what he deemed to be a “reasonable accommodation,” Ms. Douglas was not available — and she therefore could not testify, let alone prove — that she would cooperate with any plan that her counsel had proposed or might propose. According to the majority, she considered the case a “trick” to have her committed, and she wanted nothing to do with it. Without her cooperation, the purported reasonable accommodation was a mirage. VII. THE UNREASONABLENESS OF THE PROPOSED ACCOMMODATION

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