Civil Division
Hours of Operation
Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon (for filings only)
Filings can be made in the after-hours filing box in the
lobby of the Moultrie Courthouse.
Main Contact - (202) 879-1133
To file a case, get case information or review a case file,
call (202) 879-1133 or see a clerk in JM-170 of the Moultrie
Courthouse.
Location
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue N.W., Room JM-170
Washington, D.C. 20001
Each branch has a separate location. Please click below
for the address of the appropriate branch for filing cases
or for information.
Deborah Taylor-Godwin, Esq., Division Director
Phone: (202) 879-1680
Presiding Judge: Stephanie Duncan-Peters
Deputy Presiding Judge: Melvin Wright
The Civil Division has jurisdiction over any civil action
or action in equity (e.g. temporary restraining orders) brought
in the District of Columbia, except when the federal court
has exclusive jurisdiction. The Office of the Director is
responsible for the overall management of all branches within
the Civil Division.
View Civil Cases Online
The Civil Division has four branches:
Civil
Actions Branch has responsibility for processing
all civil cases requesting damages above $5,000 or cases requesting
equitable relief such as declarative judgments and injunctive
relief (meaning that you are requesting that the Court enter
an order to prevent someone from doing something or to perform
some action); writs of attachment, judgments.
Quality Review Branch
handles scheduling for all
civil cases, including Landlord & Tenant and Small Claims
jury cases; provides courtroom
support for Civil Division judges and magistrate judges; and
manages courtroom staffing and operations.
Landlord
and Tenant Branch processes cases filed for possession
of real property or violations of lease agreements.
Small
Claims and Conciliation Branch has responsibility
for processing cases where the amount requested for damages
is $5,000 or less.
2007 Civil Caseload Statistics [16k]
Superior Court Rules - Civil [847k]
Consumer Law Resource Center [23k]
Centro de Recursos Sobre la Ley del Consumido [26k]
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