Legal Opinion

Adams v. United States of America

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 19, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-4346Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MICHELLE LYNN ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25 - 4346 (UNA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Michelle Lynn Adams, proceeding pro se, brings this action against the United States of America and the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that her 2010 bribery conviction in the Eastern District of Virginia was “void from inception.” ECF No. 1, at 1-2, 4. She asks the court to (1) declare that she is not a convicted felon and thus “entitled to exoneration as a matter of law” because her conviction and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Smalls, Eugene C. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. HansenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
  4. Stone v. HolderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  5. United States v. FaisonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013

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