diff --git a/actions/services/caseDirectService.js b/actions/services/caseDirectService.js
index 3b03a061..47d53138 100644
--- a/actions/services/caseDirectService.js
+++ b/actions/services/caseDirectService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import axios from "axios";
 import { BASE_URL } from "../core/env";
 import { consoleLogger } from "../core/logger";
 import { logAndReturnResponse } from "./httpServiceUtils";
@@ -49,17 +48,16 @@ export const getAppealID = (
     updateFormCollection,
     primaryAttribute
 ) => {
-    return axios
-        .get(
-            "/api/endpoint/getappealid_api?updateFormCollection=" +
-                updateFormCollection +
-                "&primaryAttribute=" +
-                primaryAttribute +
-                "&caseReference=" +
-                caseReference
-        )
-        .then((res) => {
-            const result = Object.entries(res.data.value[0]).filter(
+    return getJson(
+        "/api/endpoint/getappealid_api?updateFormCollection=" +
+            updateFormCollection +
+            "&primaryAttribute=" +
+            primaryAttribute +
+            "&caseReference=" +
+            caseReference
+    )
+        .then((data) => {
+            const result = Object.entries(data.value[0]).filter(
                 ([key]) => !key.startsWith("_")
             )[0][1];
             var appealID = result;
@@ -204,18 +202,9 @@ export const updateCaseBlob = async (
 
 export const patchCase = async (incidentid) => {
     var queryUrl = "/api/endpoint/patchcase_api?incidentid=" + incidentid;
-    var config = {
-        method: "get",
-        url: queryUrl
-    };
-
-    return axios(config)
-        .then((res) => {
-            return res.data;
-        })
-        .catch((error) => {
-            //console.log("this error:", error);
-        });
+    return getJson(queryUrl).catch((error) => {
+        //console.log("this error:", error);
+    });
 };
 
 export const getCase = (incidentID) => {
diff --git a/memory-bank/change-log.md b/memory-bank/change-log.md
index 2f5ee36a..28f279a0 100644
--- a/memory-bank/change-log.md
+++ b/memory-bank/change-log.md
@@ -1830,3 +1830,33 @@ Validation:
 Follow-ups:
 
 - Optional next bounded slice: assess `patchCase` and `getAppealID` for migration opportunities (if/when preserving their specific behavior contracts remains straightforward).
+
+---
+
+### CL-051: TASK22260 next slice — case direct service final axios dependency removal
+
+date: 2026-03-25
+author: Cline
+scope: `actions/services/caseDirectService.js`
+type: change
+rationale: Complete the bounded case service migration by replacing the remaining direct axios usage (`getAppealID`, `patchCase`) with shared endpoint client reads, enabling removal of the direct axios import.
+impact: Finalizes endpoint client consistency in case service and removes remaining direct axios dependency from this module without changing helper contracts.
+status: completed
+
+Summary:
+
+- Migrated remaining direct axios-based read helpers to `getJson(...)`:
+    - `getAppealID`
+    - `patchCase`
+- Preserved behavior contracts:
+    - `getAppealID` still extracts first non-underscore key value from returned entity and logs on failure
+    - `patchCase` still swallows failure (no explicit returned error contract introduced)
+- Removed now-unused `axios` import from `caseDirectService`.
+
+Validation:
+
+- `npm run lint` -> warnings only (pre-existing `react-hooks/exhaustive-deps`; no new lint errors)
+
+Follow-ups:
+
+- Optional next bounded slice: review other direct service modules for any remaining legacy `axios` import usage now that case service migration is complete.