Clark v. Bridges, 75 A.3d 149 (2013)

Citation: Clark v. Bridges, 75 A.3d 149 (2013)
Parent Document: Clark v. Bridges, 75 A.3d 149 (2013)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2013-08-22
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5147069/clark-v-bridges/ ↗

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The landlord’s brief also raises a variety of other claims that do not merit significant analysis, so we address them only briefly. The landlord has not demonstrated that the trial court was biased against him, a claim that appears to be based solely on legal rulings adverse to his position and the trial court’s use of the tenant’s more straightforward proposed statement of the case as a starting point for discussions during a preliminary hearing.15 The landlord also has either mistakenly described or misread the jury verdict form, because his current argument contradicts the correct interpretation of the form he offered during closing arguments at trial. Finally, we perceive no error in the trial court’s handling of a juror’s announcement that the jury could overhear a *157specific colloquy between the court and counsel. The colloquy pertained to a claim that was ultimately not presented to the jury, and the court remedied any error by explaining the colloquy in a non-prejudicial manner immediately upon being informed that the jury could hear the bench conference. There were no further indications that discussions at the bench were audible to the jury.

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