Legal Opinion

United States v. Dews

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 15, 2025No. Criminal No. 1997-0428Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : Criminal No.: 97-428 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 66 : CHRISTINA DENISE DEWS, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO EXPUNGE CRIMINAL RECORD I. INTRODUCTION Christina Denise Dews (“Defendant” or “Ms. Dews”), proceeding pro se, moves to expunge the record of her 1997 criminal conviction. The United States (the “Government”) opposes the motion, arguing that Ms. Dews failed to identify any statutory authority for expungement or to demonstrate the existence of extraordinary…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Charles Carter v. District of Columbia, Maurice Turner, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Charles Carter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  2. Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Abdelfattah v. United States Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  4. John Doe v. William H. Webster, Director, FbiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  5. Max I. Chastain v. Clarence M. Kelley, Director, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975

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