District of Columbia v. Eck

FERREN, Associate Judge:

The District of Columbia appeals from an order of a Superior Court commissioner dismissing an information that charged ap-pellee with violating the Housing Code. We conclude that a commissioner’s ruling on a motion under Super.Ct.Crim.R. 12(b) does not become a final order until a trial judge approves and adopts it. We therefore dismiss the appeal and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.

Appellee, Gerhard Eck, is a limited partner in H & S Associates, which holds title to an apartment building at 1319 Park Road, N.W. After tenants complained of a…