Legal Opinion
Alfredo Salvattera v. Isela Ramirez
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2015No. 14-FM-1006PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Alfredo Salvattera appeals from the issuance of a civil protection order (“CPO”) that directed him to vacate his apartment. He principally contends that the court lacked the statutory authority to issue such an order under the Intrafamily Offenses Act, D.C.Code §§ 16-1001 to -1059 (2012 Repl.). We affirm the trial court’s decision.
I. Background
After an evidentiary hearing, Judge Saddler found the following relevant facts. 1 Appellee Isela Ramirez lived on the third floor of a small apartment building in Northwest Washington with her father and her two children.…
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