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June 5, 2008
ROBERT SNOWDER, ET AL., APPELLANTS,v.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ET AL., APPELLEES.
Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (CA159-02) (Hon. Natalia M. Combs Greene, Trial Judge).
Argued December 13, 2007
Before WASHINGTON, Chief Judge, and FISHER and THOMPSON, Associate Judges.
Appellants Robert Snowder, Nadine Garrick, Lawanda Harris, Ronald Kennedy, Verna Montague, and Felicia Moore appeal from a judgment in favor of appellees the District of Columbia and towing companies Perry's Towing and Storage, Inc., R&R Towing, Farco Towing, and Towing by TRP (collectively, "towing companies"). Appellants attempted to bring a class action lawsuit against the District and the towing companies under numerous theories -- breach of bailment, conversion, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and violations of the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act ("CPPA") -- seeking to recover damages on behalf of people who were charged substantial fees for towing and storage services that were imposed without adequate notice or consent. The trial court denied class certification and ultimately entered summary judgment on all claims. We affirm the trial court's denial of class certification as well as the dismissal of all claims against the District of Columbia. Regarding the towing companies, we affirm the court's dismissal of appellants' breach of bailment claim; however, because the trial court did not discuss or decide appellants' other common law claims, we must remand the case to the trial court for consideration of those claims.
I. Facts*fn1
A. Appellant Nadine Garrick & Appellee Perry's Towing
On April 11, 2001, Nadine Garrick reported the theft of her vehicle (which was titled in her father's name) to the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD"). Though she periodically checked with MPD, she did not receive any information about her vehicle. On May 16, 2001, she filed an insurance claim for the theft with State Farm. On May 31, 2001, State Farm paid her $5,248.38. On June 5, 2001, State Farm wrote to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles, seeking to change the title of the stolen vehicle to reflect its ownership of the car.
On August 22, 2001, MPD recovered Garrick's/State Farm's vehicle and requested that appellee Perry's Towing ("Perry's") impound the vehicle. The car remained at Perry's until Perry's sent a certified letter to Ms. Garrick's father, informing him of the vehicle's location. Ms. Garrick informed State Farm, and State Farm paid Perry's for the towing and storage fees. Ms. Garrick then re-purchased her vehicle from State Farm at a public auction on February 22, 2002, for $3,933.00.
B. Appellant Robert Snowder and Appellee R&R Towing
Robert Snowder filed a stolen vehicle report on September 6, 2000. Four days later, appellee R&R Towing towed the car from MPD's 6D station. Nine weeks later, R&R Towing notified Mr. Snowder about possession of the vehicle and quoted him a $1,800 towing and storage fee.*fn2 "Under protest" Mr. Snowder paid $900 to recover his car.
C. Appellants Lawanda Harris and Ronald Kennedy and Appellee Farco Towing
On October 15, 2000, Lawanda Harris reported her vehicle stolen. MPD recovered her vehicle three days later and had appellee Farco tow and impound it. Ms. Harris discovered the location after a friend called MPD on October 24, 2000. Farco quoted a fee of $395. Harris attempted to view her car at Farco's lot, but they refused to allow her to do so. She did not recover her car; Farco disposed of it.
On October 18, 1999, Ronald Kennedy reported his vehicle stolen to the Prince George's County Police Department. On October 27, 1999, MPD recovered the car and had Farco tow it. Mr. Kennedy's insurance agent informed him of the vehicle's recovery on November 26, 1999, but MPD did not confirm the recovery and location until December 3, 1999. Farco attempted to charge Kennedy $1,353.00. Mr. Kennedy did not recover his car. Although Farco's representative testified that the car could not have been driven off the lot and that he disposed of it, Mr. Kennedy's car continued to receive parking tickets as late as 2002.
D. Appellants Verna Montague and Felicia Moore and Appellee Towing by TRP
On November 27, 2001, Verna Montague called MPD, believing her car had been stolen, only to learn that it had been towed for expired tags and impounded by TRP. Ms. Montague could not recover her car, however, as MPD was then holding her keys as evidence in connection with an investigation unrelated to this matter. Although TRP refused to release the car, it promised not to dispose of the car while she got her keys back. Ms. Montague enlisted MPD's help, and MPD helped bargain the charge of $895 down to $350. Ms. Montague then sought to have the car towed elsewhere, but TRP informed her that it disposed of the car. She thinks she may have seen her car on the streets following the alleged disposal.
On November 6, 2001, Towing by TRP towed Felicia Moore's car, as it was allegedly illegally parked. Upon learning of the location from MPD, Ms. Moore went to recover her car. She arrived between 10:30 and 10:45 P.M., but had to wait for someone to show up, which occurred around 12:45 A.M. (November 7, 2001). TRP charged her $270, which consisted of a $150 towing charge, $50 for special equipment, and $70 for two days of storage ($35 per day), even though the car had been on the lot for three hours. Ms. Moore paid the charges. She later had her parking notice of infraction dismissed, but she did not recover the towing or storage fees.
E. Towing Regulations in the District of Columbia for the Relevant Time Period
At the time the appellants' cars were stolen, recovered, or impounded, the District Municipal Regulations provided that MPD officers could direct the towing and impoundment of "unattended and illegally parked vehicles." 18 DCMR § 2421.1 (1987). Further, the regulations required the police department (or an employee of the Department of Public Works) to inform the vehicle owner immediately if possible, but if not, to provide written notice of impoundment to the last known address of the registered owner within five business days. 18 DCMR §§ 2421.2, 2421.4, and 2421.5 (1987).*fn3 Moreover, internal police orders required the MPD officer who recovered a stolen vehicle to take control of the vehicle and notify the owner where it could be reclaimed. See MPD Special Order 01-05 (Mar. 1, 2001). The Special Order specifically noted that when the officer arranges for towing, the officer must ensure prompt and accurate notification "so that towing and storage charges can be held to a minimum." Id.*fn4
II. Procedural History
Plaintiffs Robert Snowder and Jeffrey Schroeder (who sold the car to Snowder) initially filed a complaint against the District of Columbia and several towing companies on January 8, 2002. Plaintiffs (now expanded) filed an amended complaint on March 22, 2002, as a purported class action. On December 19, 2002, plaintiffs moved for class certification. The trial court (Hon. Natalia Combs Greene) denied class certification.
Perry's Towing moved for summary judgment, alleging that plaintiff Nadine Garrick (the only plaintiff involved with Perry's) lacked standing. The court granted that motion on all of Ms. Garrick's common-law claims, but preserved her claim under the CPPA. Following another motion for summary judgment by Perry's, a motion for summary judgment from the other defendant towing companies, and a motion for partial summary judgment from plaintiffs, the court granted summary judgment to the defendants, thus dismissing plaintiffs' claims except those against D.C. The trial court later granted D.C.'s motion for summary judgment on all claims (though it had previously dismissed the CPPA claim), thus dismissing plaintiffs' remaining claims, noting in a one-page order that the court agreed with the District's arguments.
III. Class Certification
D.C. Superior Court Rule of Civil Procedure 23 governs class actions. It provides:
One or more members of a class may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all only if (1) the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable, (2) there are questions of law or fact common to the class, (3) the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or defenses of the class, and (4) the representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 23 (a). Further, the purported class can only be certified under D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 23 (b) if:
(1) the prosecution of separate actions by or against individual members of the class would create a risk of
(A) inconsistent or varying adjudications with respect to individual members of the class which would establish incompatible standards of conduct for the party opposing the class, or
(B) adjudications with respect to individual members of the class which would as a practical matter be dispositive of the interests of the other members not parties to the adjudications or substantially impair or impede their ability to protect their interests; or
(2) the party opposing the class has acted or refused to act on grounds generally applicable to the class, thereby making appropriate final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief with respect to the class as a whole; or
(3) the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to the members of the class predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy. The matters pertinent to the findings include: (A) the interest of members of the class in individually controlling the prosecution or defense of separate actions; (B) the extent and nature of any litigation concerning the controversy already commenced by or against members of the class; (C) the desirability or undesirability of concentrating the litigation of the claims in the particular forum; (D) the difficulties likely to be encountered in the management of a class action.
D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 23 (b). The plaintiff class "has the burden of showing that [its] cause of action meets the above prerequisites." Yarmolinsky v. Perpetual Am. Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 451 A.2d 92, 94 (D.C. 1982). Further, as a preliminary matter, the moving party must demonstrate that the class is "'neither amorphous, nor imprecise.'" Lewis v. Nat'l Football League, 146 F.R.D. 5, 8 (D.D.C. 1992) (quoting Robertson v. Nat'l Basketball Ass'n, 389 F. Supp. 867, 897 (S.D.N.Y. 1975)). This court reviews a trial court's denial of class certification for abuse of discretion. See Ford v. ChartOne, Inc., 908 A.2d 72, 84 (D.C. 2006).
In this case, the plaintiffs identified their class as follows:
All persons and entities, excluding any member of the judiciary, whose vehicles were towed and/or authorized to be towed in the District of Columbia without their consent by one of the Defendants and who incurred towing and storage charges after the Defendants failed to timely notify such persons their vehicles had been towed and impounded.
The trial court rejected this class. First, the court found the class was "flawed due to its vagueness and speculative nature," and thus, it was too amorphous and imprecise. In this regard, the court noted the lack of a time limitation in the class definition. In addition, the court questioned whether D.C. and the towing companies would have the same duty to notify the owners. The court did not further analyze this question, but noted that if the towing companies did have the same duty as D.C., the class could be "gargantuan," while if it did not, it could be much smaller. This led the court to find that the plaintiffs did not meet the numerosity requirement. Finally, the court noted its "concerns" that the issues of law and fact regarding D.C. would not be the same as those regarding the towing companies. For instance, the court was concerned that if the towing companies had any duty to notify, that might require a factual, case-by-case determination. Therefore, the court found no commonality.
Appellants argue that the court abused its discretion by making erroneous conclusions of law. Specifically, appellants argue that the court erred as a matter of law by "preliminarily and ultimately concluding that neither the District nor the Towing Operators have any enforceable duty to notify vehicle owners that their cars have been towed." Relying on ChartOne, supra, 908 A.2d at 89, appellants assert that the court here (as the court did in ChartOne) erred in denying class certification for the same reason why it would later grant summary judgment. However, contrary to appellants' view, the trial court did not find that neither D.C. nor the towing companies had a duty to notify appellants at the time it denied class certification; rather, it was concerned that the possibility of different duties could require the court to consider claims against D.C. as distinct from those against the towing companies -- thus defeating commonality.
We agree with the trial court that the appellants' purported class failed to meet the commonality requirements for certification. Further, the plaintiffs' class definition is facially imprecise. It purports to include all persons who were not "timely notified," without providing any scope of what that term might mean. Moreover and more problematic, "the class representatives must be members of that class." Lewis, supra, 146 F.R.D. at 8; see D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 23 (a) (requiring that "the claims . . . of the representative parties are typical of the claims . . . of the class."). Here, appellants Ms. Moore and Ms. Montague received tickets and near-immediate notification about the towing of their cars, as their cars were illegally parked. Their claims are distinct from those of other members of the putative class whose cars were stolen and who did not receive notice for extended periods of time. At the very least, the case would require in-depth factual determinations about different individuals to determine whether any duty was breached in a given case. This makes the purported class potentially unmanageable. See Yarmolinsky, supra, 451 A.2d at 96 ("Where no one adjudication can settle the question of a defendant's liability to the class members, the case is inappropriate for class action because of the predominance of individual questions over common issues."). Accordingly, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying class certification. We must therefore consider whether the named members (appellants) have valid claims in their individual capacities against either the District of Columbia or any of the towing companies.
IV. The District of Columbia
A. The Consumer Protection Procedures Act
Appellants assert that the District of Columbia and the towing companies violated D.C. regulations and procedures regarding towing and by failing to notify them about the impoundment of their cars, and that in so doing, the District and the towing companies committed trade practices in violation of the CPPA. "The Consumer Protection Procedures Act is a comprehensive statute designed to provide procedures and remedies for a broad spectrum of practices which injure consumers." Atwater v. District of Columbia Dep't of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, 566 A.2d 462, 465 (D.C. 1989). A main purpose of the CPPA is to "assure that a just mechanism exists to remedy all improper trade practices." D.C. Code § 28-3901 (b)(1) (2001).
The CPPA creates a cause of action for consumers to seek redress of unlawful trade practices. Under D.C. Code § 28-3905 (k)(1) (2001), "a person, whether acting for the interests of itself, its members or the general public, may bring an action under this chapter in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia seeking relief from the use by any person of a trade practice in violation of a law of the District of Columbia" to recover treble damages or $1,500 per violation (whichever is greater), punitive damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.*fn5 D.C. Code § 28-3904 (2001) sets forth the types of acts that constitute "unlawful trade practices," stating, "[i]t shall be a violation of this chapter, whether or not any consumer is in fact misled, deceived or damaged thereby, for any person to . . . (dd) violate any provision of title 16 [regarding towing services] of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations." Because the D.C. regulations contain certain procedural requirements for MPD officers, appellants believe that a violation of those regulations also exposes the District to liability under the CPPA.
This court has previously held that the CPPA "was designed to police trade practices arising only out of consumer-merchant relationships." Howard v. Riggs Nat'l Bank, 432 A.2d 701, 709 (D.C. 1981); see Carleton v. Winter, 901 A.2d 174, 179 (D.C. 2006) (stating that the CPPA regulates conduct of merchants or goods suppliers); DeBerry v. First Gov't Mortgage & Investors Corp., 743 A.2d 699, 701 (D.C. 1999) (confirming that an unlawful trade practice can only be committed by a "merchant"). The CPPA defines "merchant" as a "person who does or would sell, lease (to), or transfer, either directly or indirectly, consumer goods or services, or a person who does or would supply the goods or services which are or would be the subject matter of a trade practice." D.C. Code § 28-3901 (3) (2001). In this case, the District urges that the CPPA does not apply to it, arguing that it is not a "merchant." Relying on the plain language of the statute, it argues that it cannot be considered a merchant because it did not sell or provide the towing services in this case. Appellants, however, believe that the District indirectly sold or supplied towing services in this case because the towing companies acted pursuant to MPD authority; thus, because the towing companies could not act without the city's involvement, the city participated in the trade practice.*fn6
While appellants' argument is not without some force given the relationship between MPD and the private towing companies it utilizes in the District of Columbia, we agree with the District and hold that it is not a merchant for purposes of the CPPA. See Howard, supra, 432 A.2d at 709 ("While a 'merchant' is not limited to the actual seller of the goods or services complained of, he must be a 'person' connected with the 'supply' side of a consumer transaction."). We have previously held that a nonprofit educational institution was not a merchant under the CPPA. See Save Immaculata/Dublane, Inc. v. Immaculata Prep. School, Inc., 514 A.2d 1152, 1159 (D.C. 1986). In Save Immaculata, this court approvingly cited a Wisconsin case, wherein the Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded that its Consumer Act did not regulate a loan from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, explaining that the University -- "an arm of the state" -- was not a private, commercial business and its purpose was not to earn a profit, "but rather it is motivated by a public, non-profit purpose." See Board of Regents of the Univ. of Wisconsin Sys. v. Mussallem, 94 Wis. 2d 657, 669, 289 N.W.2d 801, 807 (1980). Thus, even though the University extended credit, its purpose was not to profit. This court has since confirmed that nonprofit organizations generally, not just nonprofit educational institutions, are not merchants under the CPPA. See Schiff v. American Ass'n of Retired Persons, 697 A.2d 1193, 1197 (D.C. 1997) (concluding that the AARP was not covered by the CPPA even though it accepted fees for arranging the sale of insurance to its members); see also Kozup v. Georgetown Univ., 663 F. Supp. 1048 (D.D.C. 1987), vacated on other grounds, 271 U.S. App. D.C. 182, 851 F.2d 437 (1988) (declining to find either Georgetown University Hospital or the American Red Cross to be merchants even though the Red Cross received fees for providing blood to the Hospital and the Hospital passed those costs on to its patients). Similarly, the District is not a commercial enterprise. Although MPD is involved in the towing of automobiles in the District, in that it contacts towing companies to retrieve vehicles on its streets, it did not supply the towing and storage services in this case. Nor did it receive any remuneration from those companies for the towing and storage services provided, or enter into a consumer-merchant relationship with any of the vehicle owners. Accordingly, appellants' CPPA claims against the District of Columbia must fail.
B. D.C. Code § 12-309 Notice of Intent to Sue
Appellants also brought a number of common law claims against the District, including breach of bailment, conversion, and civil conspiracy. The District argues that these claims must fail because appellants did not give the District requisite notice of suit pursuant to D.C. Code § 12-309 (2001). That provision states:
An action may not be maintained against the District of Columbia for unliquidated damages to person or property unless, within six months after the injury or damage was sustained, the claimant, his agent, or attorney has given notice in writing to the Mayor of the District of Columbia of the approximate time, place, cause, and circumstances of the injury or damage. A report in writing by the Metropolitan Police Department, in regular course of duty, is a sufficient notice under this section.
D.C. Code § 12-309. "Because it is in derogation of the common law principle of sovereign immunity, section 12-309 is to be construed narrowly against claimants." Gross v. District of Columbia, 734 A.2d 1077, 1081 (D.C. 1999) (internal quotation omitted). "Unless it demonstrates compliance with the requirements of § 12-309, a plaintiff's suit against the District is properly dismissed." District of Columbia v. Arnold & Porter, 756 A.2d 427, 436 (D.C. 2000). We review compliance with § 12-309 de novo. Id. In this case, only two of the appellants (Nadine Garrick and Lawanda Harris) gave express notice. Appellants, however, offer a variety of theories for why notice was adequate for all appellants. These arguments are unpersuasive.
Because § 12-309 applies only to unliquidated damage claims, appellants characterize their claims as liquidated. Tort claims, however, are considered unliquidated. See District of Columbia v. World Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 68 A.2d 222, 224-25 (D.C. 1949) (finding that a tort claim, even for a fixed amount, was unliquidated). Indeed, in District of Columbia v. Campbell, 580 A.2d 1295, 1301-02 (D.C. 1990), this court held that a plaintiff's negligence claim failed for lack of notice, even where he asserted a quantum meruit claim. The court distinguished tort and quantum meruit claims from true contract claims, noting that the former are unliquidated, while the latter are liquidated. Id.; see id. at 1301 (quoting Giant Food, Inc. v. Jack I. Bender & Sons, 399 A.2d 1293 (D.C. 1979)) (discussing quantum meruit damages as "'by their very nature unliquidated and [that they] must be the subject of controversy and proof at trial'"). Despite appellants' attempts to re-cast their claims as liquidated, most of the claims sound in tort. Claim I (breach of bailment) is at most a quasi-contract theory. See First American Bank, N.A. v. District of Columbia, 583 A.2d 993, 996 (D.C. 1990). Claim II (conversion) is a tort theory. While some appellants paid certain amounts (which might not be the full extent of their damages, as they sought compensatory damages), others lost their cars entirely, and the value of the cars is uncertain.*fn7
Next, pursuant to the final sentence of D.C. Code § 12-309, appellants assert that their filing of stolen vehicle police reports put the District on notice of a potential future lawsuit. Police reports may indeed suffice as notice, but the report must state both the cause and the circumstances of the injury with enough particularity to inform the District of a reasonable basis for anticipating legal action. See Pitts v. District of Columbia, 391 A.2d 803, 809-10 (D.C. 1978); Washington v. District of Columbia, 429 A.2d 1362, 1366 (D.C. 1981) (en banc). Here, appellants' stolen vehicle police reports do not suffice. While the reports detail an injury (stolen vehicle), it is not the injury complained of here (excessive fees/conversion). Moreover, the reports do not establish a reasonable basis for anticipating legal action: informing the District that a car was stolen does not warn the District that the owner might sue the District if it later recovers that vehicle and then impounds it without proper notice.
Appellants further assert that Ms. Harris and Ms. Garrick provided sufficient notice to suffice for the entire class. Appellants rely on Dellums v. Powell, 184 U.S. App. D.C. 324, 338, 566 F.2d 216, 230 (1977), wherein the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that an ACLU special counsel's § 12-309 letter sufficed to give notice for an entire class of plaintiffs. The court noted, "[b]ecause the claims asserted by the class representative must be typical of those of the class as a whole, the claims of any class member should in ordinary course be sufficient to indicate what evidence will be relevant to any defense." Id. In Dellums, a case alleging that a large group of protestors had been unlawfully arrested, the ACLU special counsel representing the class sent a letter that listed eleven plaintiffs by name with the circumstances of their arrests, along with an attached list of sixty-five other named individuals. 184 U.S. App. D.C. at 336, 566 F.2d at 228. Further, the court noted that the police could determine the names of the other 1,200 class members from the police reports written following that protest. 184 U.S. App. D.C. at 338, 566 F.2d at 230.
This court, however, has viewed Dellums narrowly: "[W]e decline to apply Dellums . . . a class action case where specific information was provided as to the claimants and types of claims that the District could expect from some 1200 claimants, to this case involving the claims of Arnold & Porter, Lillian Lawrence, Ltd. and their respective insurance agents, about whose claims the District was given absolutely no specific information prior to the filing of the lawsuit." Arnold & Porter, supra, 756 A.2d at 437 (rejecting the claims of appellees who filed no notice). Here, Ms. Harris's letter failed to notify D.C. about the claims of others -- it discusses only her situation. Neither did Ms. Garrick's letter, written by the class attorney, inform the city of any of the other named parties. Further, as seen in the discussion regarding class certification, the purported class could apply to an indeterminate number of people, thus providing the District with little opportunity to investigate and attempt to resolve the anticipated litigation. Ms. Harris's and Ms. Garrick's letters did not sufficiently notify the District of the claims of the other named plaintiffs. As such, the claims of all other appellants against the District were properly dismissed.*fn8
C. Nadine Garrick's Standing to Sue
Appellee Perry's Towing argues that appellant Nadine Garrick does not have standing to sue under either her common law theories or the CPPA because State Farm paid her insurance claim following the theft of her vehicle and had assumed ownership of the vehicle prior to the towing by Perry's. See Community Credit Union Servs., Inc. v. Federal Express Servs. Corp., 534 A.2d 331, 333 (D.C. 1987) (noting that plaintiffs must assert their own rights). The trial court agreed, in part, and dismissed Ms. Garrick's common law claims (I-IV); however, it did not dismiss her CPPA claims at that time.
In response, appellants argue that Ms. Garrick was the owner of the vehicle and that the collateral source rule does not limit an insured from bringing legal claims against tortfeasors even if paid under the insurance claim. Appellants' argument is unavailing: because State Farm owned the vehicle at the time of the towing, the dismissal of claims I-IV as to Ms. Garrick was proper. Here, State Farm paid Ms. Garrick under the policy on June 5, 2001; Perry's did not tow the vehicle until August 22, 2001. Then, upon learning of the recovery, State Farm paid Perry's for the towing and storage charges, made repairs to the car, and then put it up for sale at auction, where Ms. Garrick "re-purchased" the car. Thus, though the title was still in Ms. Garrick's father's name at the time of notification, State Farm clearly exercised control over the vehicle. See Spindle v. Reid, 277 A.2d 117, 118-19 (D.C. 1971) (noting that the "rule in this jurisdiction [is] that registration of legal title in one's name is not conclusive as to ownership" within the meaning of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act).*fn9 Accordingly, the trial court's dismissal of Ms. Garrick's common law claims based on her lack of standing is affirmed.*fn10
D. Lawanda Harris
Appellant Lawanda Harris timely notified the District of the "approximate time, place, cause, and circumstances of the injury or damage." See D.C. Code § 12-309. Further, the District acknowledged receipt of her letter and informed her that it would process her claim. Ms. Harris's common law claims against the District therefore meet the statutory notice requirements.
The District disputes liability on two grounds. First, the District states that the Municipal Regulations requiring notification applied only to "abandoned or illegally parked vehicles," not recovered stolen vehicles, and that the internal police orders do not establish a standard of care. See Clark v. District of Columbia, 708 A.2d 632, 636 (D.C. 1997) ("Because the Suicide Prevention Plan is only an unpublished internal agency procedure and not a statute or regulation, it cannot embody the standard of care under a negligence per se theory."). However, this court has further noted that although internal guidelines cannot themselves embody the standard of care, the "procedures may properly be received in evidence as 'bearing on the standard of care.'" District of Columbia v. Wilson, 721 A.2d 591, 598 n.13 (D.C. 1998) (quoting Washington Area Metro. Transit Auth. v. Jeanty, 718 A.2d 172, 177 n.11 (D.C. 1998)). Although the court in Clark agreed that the procedures may bear on the standard, it stated that expert testimony would still be required to establish the standard of care. 708 A.2d at 636. Yet in this case, Commander Griffith of the MPD conceded in deposition that MPD has the responsibility of notifying vehicle owners of the towing of their vehicles.*fn11
Second, the District argues that because its officers recovered the vehicles in the course of their law enforcement duties, their performance of that public duty is not actionable absent a special relationship, which the District asserts was not involved here. "Under the public duty doctrine, 'a person seeking to hold the District of Columbia liable for negligence must allege and prove that the District owed a special duty to the injured party, greater than or different from any duty which it owed to the general public.'" Powell v. District of Columbia, 602 A.2d 1123, 1129 (D.C. 1992) (quoting Klahr v. District of Columbia, 576 A.2d 718, 719 (D.C. 1990)). This "special duty" is also referred to as a "special relationship." See Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1, 3 (D.C. 1981) (en banc). This court has recognized at least two ways to demonstrate a special relationship:
(1) by showing direct or continuing contact between the victim and the governmental agency, along with justifiable reliance by the victim, see Platt v. District of Columbia, 467 A.2d 149, 151 (D.C. 1983); or (2) by a statute prescribing mandatory acts for the protection of a particular class of persons rather than the public, see Turner v. District of Columbia, 532 A.2d 662, 667 (D.C. 1987).
Ms. Harris has proffered facts which, if proven, demonstrate direct contact with MPD. Following the theft of her car, she repeatedly contacted MPD. She filed a stolen vehicle report on the date of the theft. Then, she asserts that she contacted MPD every two days to ask about her car. During one of these contacts, she alleges that an MPD officer told her that the police would contact her when they recovered her car. On October 18, 2000, MPD recovered the car. Ms. Harris, or a friend, continued to call MPD after this date. But it was not until six days after the recovery that she learned of the impoundment (and this information came from a call by her friend, not one from MPD). These repeated contacts arguably reflect "'some form of privity between the police department and the victim that sets the victim apart from the general public.'" Powell, supra, 602 A.2d at 1130 (quoting Warren, supra, 444 A.2d at 10 (Kelly, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)); see also id. at 1131 (finding direct contact where a vehicle owner registered her vehicle and paid a fee, which required the District to issue a license and registration tags to her).*fn12
But Ms. Harris cannot prove justifiable reliance. "Justifiable reliance, in this context of proving a special relationship, means particular or special reliance." See Powell, supra, 602 A.2d at 1131 n.11 (quoting Morgan v. District of Columbia, 468 A.2d 1306, 1315 (D.C. 1983)). "The court has drawn a distinction between cases involving victims who suffer from public officials' fail[ure] to show up at all or do nothing after their arrival, and those who suffer from public officials' affirmative negligence." Id. (internal citation and quotation omitted). That is, while the District may be liable for an official's affirmative act that worsens a victim's condition, it will not be liable for that official's inaction or futile action. See id. (citing Johnson v. District of Columbia,580 A.2d 140, 143 (D.C. 1990)); see, e.g., Morgan, supra, 468 A.2d at 1317-18 (no special relationship where the wife of a police officer asked a police captain to keep her abusive husband away from her); Warren, supra, 444 A.2d at 3 (no special relationship where citizens informed the police of a rape in progress, even though the police responded to the call and violated internal investigatory procedures). Here, Ms. Harris alleges only a failure to act, not an affirmatively negligent act. Because she cannot establish justifiable reliance, she cannot establish a special relationship with the District. Therefore, her claim against the District must fail.
V. The Towing Companies
Appellants sought recovery from the towing companies based on the theories of breach of quasi-bailment, conversion, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and violations of the CPPA. The towing companies principally defended on the ground that they owed no duty to notify appellants about the impoundment, as only MPD had such a duty. Agreeing that appellants failed to establish that the towing companies have a duty to notify vehicle owners that their cars have been towed, the trial court granted summary judgment. In doing so, however, the trial court neither discussed nor decided appellants' conversion, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, or CPPA claims.*fn13 Therefore, although we affirm the court's conclusion that appellants failed to establish the towing companies' duty to notify, we must remand the case for the court to consider appellants' additional common law claims against the towing companies.*fn14
A. Breach of Quasi-Bailment
The towing companies became bailees of appellants' vehicles when they took possession of them in expectation of compensation. See First Am. Bank, supra, 583 A.2d at 996. This is so even absent an explicit agreement: "[a]ll that is required is the existence of a mutual benefit." Id. This court has termed such a relationship a quasi-bailment. See id. Because of this relationship, the towing companies, as bailees, owed the appellants a duty to exercise ordinary care in the towing and impoundment of the appellants' vehicles. See id. at 997.
Relying on First American Bank, appellants argue that a towing company's duty to exercise ordinary care necessarily includes a duty to notify a vehicle owner of impoundment. But First American Bank did not involve a lack of notice. Rather, there, the appellant witnessed the towing and attempted to stop it. See id. at 995. And the issue in First American Bank was whether the defendants were liable for the disappearance of a money bag that had been inside the vehicle. Although First American Bank holds that companies must exercise ordinary care to safeguard vehicles in their possession, it is silent on the issue of notice.
Nor do appellants fare better by citing Wisconsin Ave. Sunoco v. Boone, a case from the District of Columbia Small Claims Court. See 126 D.W.L.R. 1729 (D.C. Super. Ct. Sm. Cl., Sept. 14, 1998) ["Boone"]. Similar to this case, in Boone, the vehicle owner's car was stolen, he reported the theft to the police, and MPD recovered the vehicle and requested impoundment. Neither MPD nor the towing company notified Boone of the recovery or impoundment for seven months, and the towing company billed Boone $3,254.64 for towing and storage. 126 D.W.L.R. at 1729, 1731. Yet, unlike this case, the District and the towing company had entered into an express contract, imposing certain duties on the towing company, such as, "[p]rior to providing any service[,] each tow truck operat[or] shall inform the owner or operator of the vehicle of all charges associated with the desired service(s) . . . ." Id. at 1729. Based on this contract, the court concluded that the towing company shared MPD's responsibility to notify. Id. at 1732.
Here, there is no express contract between the towing companies and the District and thus no expression of a shared responsibility.*fn15 Appellants dispute this distinction, arguing that the towing companies have an implied contractual relationship with the District. Because the companies and the District mutually benefit from their relationship -- the companies gain business almost exclusively through the District, while the District benefits by not having to impound vehicles -- appellants' argument is not without merit. But the critical distinction between this case and Boone is not that Boone involved an express contract, it is that the contract in Boone contained express provisions that required the towing company to apprise the vehicle owner of all charges before providing any service.
Absent such an express provision here, appellants bore the burden of adducing evidence showing that the towing companies were obligated to provide notice of impoundment. Appellants attempted to present such testimony through the expert testimony of Brian Albrite, a Virginia towing company owner. In deposition, Mr. Albrite opined that towing operators have a duty to notify owners that their vehicles are being held. He could not, however, base his opinion on any D.C. statute or regulation. And he conceded that he was unfamiliar with D.C. laws and regulations regarding towing. For these reasons, the trial court rejected his expert testimony. "Whether a witness possesses the requisite qualifications to express an opinion on a particular subject is within the trial court's discretion, and its decision in that regard will only be reversed for an abuse." Jung v. George Washington Univ., 875 A.2d 95, 105 (D.C. 2005) (internal quotation omitted). Given Mr. Albrite's conceded unfamiliarity with D.C. towing laws or regulations, we see no abuse of discretion in rejecting his testimony.
Without Mr. Albrite's testimony, appellants could not prove the applicable standard of care or its breach. Accordingly, the trial court appropriately granted summary judgment on appellants' breach of bailment claims. Yet as noted above, the trial court failed to decide appellants' remaining common law theories. We must therefore remand this case so that the trial court can consider these arguments.
VI. Conclusion
We affirm the trial court's denial of class certification as well as the dismissal of all claims against the District of Columbia. Regarding the towing companies, although we affirm the court's dismissal of appellants' breach of bailment claim, we must remand the case for the trial court to consider appellants' conversion, unjust enrichment, and CPPA claims.
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The motto of Holocaust literature, in its horrifying but electrifyingly necessary recount of the suffering of Jews particularly in concentration camps, is 'never forget'. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, wrote his book 'Man's Search for Meaning' in the spirit of not only remembering the Holocaust but also in moving on, with his philosophical musing and discussion regarding his own form of existential analysis called logotherapy.
Essentially, the purpose of this book is describe and analyse the psychological reactions of the average concentration camp prisoner as well as to elucidate the development of logotherapy stemming from Frankl's own experiences in such concentration camps where he was separated from and lost his father, mother, brother and wife, having been 'stripped to naked existence' (Frankl, 1984 pp.7). These experiences influenced Frankl's philosophical thoughts which were the foundation upon which logotherapy was developed as a means of therapeutic intervention.
The book is divided into two parts i.e. 'Experiences in a Concentration Camp' and 'Logotherapy in a Nutshell'. In the first part, Frankl narrates various experiences as he was transported from different concentration camps including the daunting Auschwitz to less perilous rest camps. One of Frankl's major arguments in this part of the book is that the psychological reactions to life in a concentration camp are summarily divided into three distinct phases.
In the period following an inmate's formal admission to the camp, the characteristic symptom is that of shock in this first phase and under certain circumstances it may even precede the formal admission. The second phase, when a prisoner is entrenched in camp life, is that of apathy or the blunting of one's emotions which are primarily centred on preserving one's life. Apathy, notes Frankl, acts as a protective shell for the inmate who was constantly surrounded by an environment characterised by perpetual illness, violence and maltreatment. Finally, the third phase is that of depersonalisation, upon liberation from the death camps, which is described as 'unreal, unlikely, as in a dream' (Frankl, 1984, p. 96).
The second part of the book focuses on the concepts and principles of logotherapy. According to Alport (1984), Dr. Frankl asks patients who have suffered from torment why they do not commit suicide and based on their responses he identifies something worth tying their lives to. For a widow, her life could be tied to her children or for a struggling artist it could be his or her especial talent. Hence the object and challenge of logotherapy is 'to weave these slender threads of a broken life into a pattern of meaning and responsibility' (Frankl, 1984 pp.7).
While Man's Search for Meaning was written in a different historical period with a climate quite different from that of the modern world today, it still remains relevant and can be connecting to various fields including health psychology, clinical psychology and social psychology.
The impact of hope for the future on one's survival was described in the novel where it was described that a senior warden had a dream that the Second World War would end on March 30th, 1945 and this dream gave him hope that he would be free. Yet, when the date drew closer it became apparent that the war would not end and they would not be liberated. This was a devastating blow to the senior warden's hope and belief, making him vulnerable to illness and unfortunately he succumbed and passed away on March 31st, 1945. The same ramifications of mental strength and hope can be seen in the fight against cancer. In health psychology studies, it has been found that chemotherapy is only effective in a certain portion of cancer patients since their psychological makeup such as depression and hopelessness affect their fight against the disease. This is how Frankl's experience is reminiscent of the biopsychosocial model in health psychology where health is determined by not merely biological factors but also psychological factors of an individual.
Frankl also made keen observations regarding prisoner identity. He wrote, "The authorities were interested only in the captives' numbers. These numbers were often tattooed on their skin, and also had to be sewn to a certain spot on the trousers, jacket, or coat. Any guard who wanted to make a charge against a prisoner just glanced at his number; he never asked for his name." (Frankl, 1984, p. 19). This observation is relevant to the study of identity transformation among prisoners, applicable to the modern world. In fact, this has been a studied in the famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Philip Zimbardo wherein the jailers would command the prisoners to repeat their respective numbers, drilling it until the number was synonymous to their selves and some prisoners equated their numbers to their identity so quickly that they even began to sign their letters using their numbers as opposed to their names (Alvarez, 2015). This synonymy is not necessarily only in prison set ups but also in large educational institutions such as universities where students are assigned roll numbers for official purposes and on spending significant time identifying themselves through these roll numbers, there may be identity suspension.
Frankl maintains that one can remain true to his or herself and find meaning within their life. However, he contradicts this by writing, "…I saw the plain truth and did what marked the culminating point of the first phase of my psychological reaction: I struck out my whole former life." (Frankl, 1984, p.27). Can it not be the case that there are dual lives and respective identities at play and that meaning in pre-prison life can be different to post prison meaning? Schmid and Jones (1991) studied prison identity and found that there indeed was a duality of selves i.e the coexistence and conflict between an individual's 'true identity' prior to being admitted into a maximum security facility and the prisoner's 'false identity' within the prison. Hence the stability of meaning is not guaranteed since even the concept of self is not a single stable entity.
Suffice to say, 'Man's Search for Meaning' is an interesting read for psychology majors because of the plethora of connections that can be made to other theories and phenomena in the field and in understanding how Viktor Frankl's harrowing experiences have been transformed into a means of therapy, perhaps his own sublimation of personal trauma for the betterment of society through his existential philosophy.
Dear J.K Rowling,
I sincerely enjoyed with every fibre of my being the series you created, so much so that it has defined me as a person today. I dressed up as Hermione for Halloween two years in a row, felt the crushing disappointment of having waited in line for copies of the books and tickets to the movies to no avail, re-read the series as a college student looking for a window to the past and I thank you for all of this and more. Having grown up in the Potter generation and proudly identifying as a Potterhead, my curiosity was piqued upon hearing about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, so I went out and bought a copy the day it was released. I regret to say that I wished I hadn't. I need to tell you that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was an utter disappointment and I feel betrayed that this has even been performed on stage much less published.
This script cannot and should not be marketed as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series, and since it has been monstrously tagged as such, I feel the need to compare it to a gangrene infected foot that needs to be cut off in order to preserve the rest of the body i.e the original series. The Cursed Child seems like a parasitic invasion of your wonderfully crafted Wizarding World with your stamp of approval which makes your judgement highly questionable. It does nothing but pander to fan expectations, reading like author-approved fan fiction with co-authors pitching in. You've made your money and now Cursed Child is a further ploy to rake in extra cash from the fans who are easily susceptible to dish it out.
It's a light read in the sense that I cannot for the life of me take it seriously and while I read it I couldn't help but ponder over the poor trees that had to be felled in order for this to be printed. This parallels a nicotine patch for smokers, anything Potter related is more than welcome especially after the number of years that have passed since the 7th book was released. But I want the damn cigarettes not the nauseating nicotine gum laced with cinnamon that is The Cursed Child. If I can't have the real thing, I don't want anything else.
It's very obvious that you're trying to keep Harry Potter relevant, what with all the new snippets of information regarding the series and new short stories via your Twitter feed and Pottermore, but the fact is it needs to be left alone. We never forgot, we're all still at Hogwarts after all these years.
an outraged Ravenclaw
p.s Weasley is our king. You have successfully destroyed one of my favourite characters a.k.a Ron, having reduced him to nothing but mere comedic relief and filtering out all substance. You have created a character I love and utterly mistreated him, something I don't quite know how to forgive.
Also, dear reader this article is so relevant. Give it a read, if you agree with the above epistolary rant.
So as it turns out I really love drawing diagrams of the brain…started with monochrome in class to watercolours on a day at home🙂
The day felt like peppermint tea and poetry written by a recluse poet as the sky purpled with hints of grey at the edges of frayed clouds.
The days of playing pretend were supposedly over twelve years ago but playing tourist in a city you've been living in for the past three years can be an invigorating adventure, rediscovering the old haunts and some new places you'd been postponing to visit for ever so long.
In some majestic buildings justice is served and we can only hope that the deliverers are as upright-morally- as those tall structures.
p.s Photographs of tree from down below, with the sun glinting through the branches, are some of favourites. Here's one.
p.p.s It's fun to explore and just wander. Do it on a Sunday.
To new beginnings in familiar places…what goes around comes around.
7th June, 2016: We wheeled ourselves into a haphazard circle on a sunny afternoon in the midst of reddish dirt and wisps of dried grass. The breeze swept carefully tucked hair and long dresses up ever so slightly, teasing us all, playful. We turned like a merry-go-round in third gear, a carousel of chit chat about us. There's just something about small talk, especially when it no longer feels so small…
8th June, 2016: Old faces in new places have made me feel somewhat dizzy, a retrospect looming. I'm beginning to feel like the world is a little pocket, occasionally stuffed with the old acquaintance or childhood friend who once played pretend with me, scribbling with crayons just outside the box. Coincidences are funny and it's quite a jest to welcome, even if it's met with some old-fashioned and long learned apprehension.
9th June, 2016: An unconventional end befell my collection of books stored away in boxes 575 kilometers away, in the form of insects with an unfortunate appetite for moist pages…dampened by the careless faucet left leaking in the upstairs flat,water dripping its way down the cracked cement. Sometimes it's better to forget rather than be maudlin and so I've taken to technology for my reading, an artifice in its screen and font adjustments, replacing the paperbacks and hardcovers. Although it warmed up to me, I think I like to romanticize the past and the people boxed away in it, love them as I do.
10th June, 2016: The sound of clanging forks and chit chat is the perfect backdrop for a bit of light reading, as a cup of tea sits upon the table. The breeze is dotted with drizzle as the finished paper cup threatens to totter over just shy of the large windows. Perfect weather can make for less of a dull time, ticking away in an otherwise unoccupied hour here and now. A recipe for renewal.
11th June, 2016: Thumbing pages of books and notepads has become second nature, a tell tale sign of my mind wandering. A friend asked me if it calmed me down but quite the contrary, I think it makes me feel all the more elated, alive with ideas and quaint possibilities.
I had a lovely summer, finally with some free time and I graduated from college, so I'd chalk that up to a good time.
Church Street milling with people mid day is where I found myself, disappearing into the throng, walking with no place to go until I met a friend and we sat ourselves down to catch up on everything we'd been missing, long been kept from enjoying time off, no pressing deadlines or harried hellos and goodbyes. We'd been through some hell of a ringer and came out clean on the other side. And in that late afternoon, we sat outside a cafe, smelling of cinammon in the air. The smell of nicotine intermingled as we sucked on pale white cigarettes, vestiges of lipstick with names like wine festival and bold crimson caressing the tips. And I remember thinking, summer smells so sweet.
Light filtered through kaleidoscope tinted sky lights, and the light buzz of beer was coloured with reds, blues and bright yellows. Behind me were little wooden houses, brightly painted and in rows perched on shelves lined till the ceiling where the colours of the stained glass danced upon them as if for tiny little people. And on many occasions, we all feel tinier than we are but with a couple of beers in hand and bowling drunkenly afterwards, the brightly coloured bowling balls sloping ever always to the right, we could not have felt any bigger than at that very moment.
Trees blooming with pink flowers are such a sight to see and one of my favourites, even when a tram is zipping me by so fast I couldn't hold on to take a picture fast enough. Thankfully I did. And with a lake spread out before my eyes and fishermen waiting for the long haul not too far away, I felt like a tiny dot among the crowd, in a way that made me realize we're all trying and we're all okay.
Some of the songs I've been listening to lately…
p.s I adore Regina Spektor, X Ambassadors and Julia and the Doogans. Please check them out🙂
p.p.s Me Before You has a wonderful OST
We swallowed the pangs of that knotted feeling,
the aubergine of doubt tainting our dreams.
It tasted sickly, like a cherry-flavoured expectorant
yet bitter like cold and flu pills
when they rested upon your tongue for much too long a time.
We were ill with discontent, ridden with the symptoms of
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Went to the lunch buffet as a birthday treat. Great service and very delicious food. Will definitely eat here again soon!
I found it to be a good value buffet, friendly staff and great food - would recommend it to anyone in the area
Okay. I love Indian food. Handi has great decor and offers a lunch buffet daily. A friend and I went for lunch. The food was pretty good, on par with other Indian buffets I have had. The tandoori chicken was actually really good. Service was pretty good...servers tended to linger and stare at times, but I'll give you that. The...
I happen to visit this place for a lunch buffet but totally disappointed with the quality and variety of food. Food was not hot too. prices were also high as compared to other Indian restaurant.
With all of the trendy competition in the Greenville restaurant scene these days, it is understandable that an ethnic eatery such as this may be looked over. However, if you have the opportunity to dine here, do NOT pass it by! It was superb...can't wait to go again! We were here for dinner, but I think the lunch buffet may...
OK food Nothing great. Vegetarian varieties are limited and not to taste. Service was a bit slow as the staff were very few.
My son and I enjoyed a great dinner at Handis. We had an app then we each got a dinner. When she asked how I wanted I said 'hot'. That generally gets me medium or mild. Well I must say it was hot and delicious.
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Sunday, we always - ALWAYS- eat out. We usually stay in Greenville as it is a lovely city with many different cuisines available. Today my husband decides we need to try the Indian Cuisine. I am not crazy for this as I am not a curry fan. We stopped by perused the menu and then was seated. The service was...
I enjoyed our visit. This was the only restaurant we have not tried downtown because of its mixed reviews. It wasn't until we crossed paths with one of our friends leaving the restaurant and she told us she ate there once a week so we decided to try it for Sunday lunch. It opens at 11:30 and we arrived at...
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