IN RE G.D.L.

No. 18-FS-538.

223 A.3d 100 (2020)

IN RE G.D.L., Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.D.L., pro se.

Melissa Colangelo , with whom Abraham Sisson was on the brief, for amicus curiae Children's Law Center.

Before Fisher, Beckwith, and McLeese, Associate Judges.


Appellant G.D.L. seeks review of an order denying his request for access to unredacted records relating to his adoption, including his original birth certificate. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.

I.

The following facts appear to be undisputed. Appellant G.D.L. was born and adopted in the District...

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