District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)

Citation: District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)
Parent Document: District of Columbia v. Towers (2021)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2021-05-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4882760/district-of-columbia-v-towers/ ↗

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While some subset of property owners might experience some harm by losing
the opportunity to obtain a protective order or undertaking order requiring the tenant
to pay likely some lesser monthly amount into the court registry, and then to seek
partial disbursement of that amount while the case is pending, we cannot say the
prospect of that harm shifts the balance of equities against the issuance of a stay
pending appeal. Even as to these property owners, this harm does not appear to be
“irreparable.” “Mere injuries, however substantial, in terms of money . . . necessarily
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expended in the absence of a stay, are not enough. The possibility that adequate
compensatory or other corrective relief will be available at a later date, in the
ordinary course of litigation, weighs heavily against a claim o[f] irreparable harm.”
Zirkle v. District of Columbia, 830 A.2d 1250, 1257 (D.C. 2003). 4. Public Interest

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