Schedule issues:

Contact Becky at rak@justiceaccess.org

Accounts:

• Fastcase
• doxy.me
• LanguageLine

For usernames and passwords, please refer to information you’ve received by email. If you need PACER access, contact director@justiceaccess.org.

Resources to be familiar with:

• UDC’s DC legal research guide at https://udclaw.libguides.com/dcresarchguide 
• AALL compilation of primary sources available online: https://www.aallnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/OLIR-DistrictofColumbia.pdf 
• Links to all states’ primary sources available online: https://www.aallnet.org/advocacy/government-relations/online-legal-information/ 
• Are you concerned about child or elder abuse in DC? DC’s Child Protective Services is 202-671-SAFE. Adult Protective Services is 202-541-3950.
• DC Courts case search
  • Superior Court
    • https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/cases-online 
  • Court of Appeals
    • https://efile.dcappeals.gov/public/caseSearch.do 
    • Most cases do not have images of pleadings
    • Can search for example cases by searching by date (for example, all of 2023) and then filtering

Referrals:

• Clinics: See events calendar.
• List of legal services organizations

Patron resources:

• Patrons with debt collection issues can call 202-851-3387 during the business day. This is a staffed hotline so the patron can speak to an expert in the debt collection law in real time.
• Patrons with eviction issues can call the landlord tenant legal assistance network at 202-780-2575 during the business day.  
• Patrons with consumer complaints about transactions with merchants can contact the Office of the Attorney General for their free consumer protection mediation program. The patron can submit a complaint at https://oag.dc.gov/consumer-protection/submit-consumer-complaint.