D.C. Code § 31-5329
No application or petition for injunction against any domestic, foreign or alien society, or lodge thereof, shall be recognized in any court of the District unless made by the Corporation Counsel upon request of the Commissioner.
Apr. 29, 1998, D.C. Law 12-86, § 1230, 45 DCR 1172
1981 Ed., § 35-1259.