Legal Opinion
Del Castillo v. Phelan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 19, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-1876Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JESSICA DEL CASTILLO, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-1876 (CRC) JOHN PHELAN, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In March 2017, Marine Corps Major Jessica Del Castillo, then a Captain, appeared before a Board of Inquiry (“BOI” or “the Board”) to answer an accusation that she had engaged in an extramarital affair with a fellow Marine Corps captain. After a one-day hearing, the BOI determined Del Castillo had committed adultery and engaged in conduct unbecoming of an officer in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (“UCMJ”). Though…
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