In re Phillips

On May 29, 2003, appellant, proceeding pro se, filed in the Civil Division of the trial court pursuant to D.C.Code §§ 16-2501 et seq. (2001) an Application for Change of Name. Appellant in the two-page printed Application form sought to change his name from Peter Robert Phillips to Jesus Christ and asserts: “A common law name change in D.C. was done previously.” The record does contain the following documents that were attached to the Application: a photocopy of a United States Passport issued January 11, 2000, containing a photo, apparently of appellant, and depicting his name as “Jesus…