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MURPHY v. OKEKE

No. 04-FM-579.

951 A.2d 783 (2008)

Cynthia D. MURPHY, Appellant, v. Karl M.E. OKEKE, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton S. Elgarten, Justin P. Murphy, Brinkley Tappan, and Nathaniel Grow, Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellant.

Karl M.E. Okeke filed a brief pro se.

Joan S. Meier, Fernando R. Laguarda, Kathryn E. Walsh, and Michael T. Haas, Washington, DC, filed a brief on behalf of appellant as amicus curiae.

Before GLICKMAN and BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

At issue in this appeal is whether "cross (or mutual)" civil protection orders were properly entered against Karl M.E. Okeke and Cynthia D. Murphy when Mr. Okeke physically assaulted Ms. Murphy after asking her to leave his apartment. Ms. Murphy challenges the entry of a Civil Protection Order ("CPO") against her for failing to leave her ex-boyfriend, Mr. Okeke's, apartment after he invited her there. Specifically, she alleges that...

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