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DC Court of Appeals Opinions and MOJs

Opinions

The court publishes opinions in cases that provide both the litigants and the trial court with guidance, create new law, or interpret statutes or concepts. These decisions are published in print and on the DCCA website. They are binding precedent, which means they can be cited as supporting authority in other cases.

MOJs

The court issues a Memorandum Opinion and Judgment (MOJ) in cases where the decision does not create new law, decide an issue of continuing public interest, or interpret a statute or concept that has yet to be reviewed. The decisions are issued by the panel (per curiam), not under the name of an individual judge. They are not published, and except as permitted by Appellate Rule 28(g), they may not be cited as supporting authority in other cases. For that reason, the court only lists online the names and case numbers of MOJs that have been issued. If a party or other interested person believes that a specific MOJ should be published, the party or interested person may file a motion to publish no later than 30 days after the MOJ issues.

Appeal Number Case Date Disposition Judge
04-AA-1100 Dorchester House Associates v. DC RHC, decided 12/20/07. May 29, 2008
14-CF-565, 14-CF-625 & 14-CF-638 RAYSHAWN CLARK, DWAYNE HILTON and PERNELL LEE v. UNITED STATES Oct 06, 2016
11-BG-1176 In re: Jeffrey A. Nemerofsky. Jan 12, 2012
17-AA-496 William Shickler v. D.C. Zoning Commission and DC Stadium, LLC Feb 07, 2019 Affirmed
04-CO-725 G. D. Mooney v. US. Dec 20, 2007
02-BG-1220 In re: Todd A. Shein. May 06, 2004
09-CV-288 Carrasco v. Thos. D. Walsh. Jan 28, 2010
98-CV-520 Betty Goldsmith v. Floriana Tapper, et al. Apr 06, 2000
97-AA-1664 Natural Motion by Sandra, Inc. and Sandra U. Butler v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights, Respondent, Estate of Richard Andre Hamilton. Mar 18, 1999
03-BG-1273 In re: Michael X. Morrell. Oct 07, 2004
10-BG-49 In re Barbara Brackett. Apr 01, 2010
99-CM-778 Jose A. Villavicencio v. US Jun 22, 2000
97-BG-1457 In re: William F. Duker. Jan 28, 1999
97-CF-533, 97-CF-631 Corey A. Terrell v. United States. Dec 10, 1998
02-CO-1028 Luis Ramos v. US Jan 22, 2004
10-CV-675 Mary Graham v. Lanier Associates. May 12, 2011
97-CM-1611, 97-CM-1561, 97-CM-1652, 97-CM-1654, 97-CM-1662, 97-CM-1663, 98-CM-486 Abraham Bonowitz, Joseph E. Byrne, Thomas Muther, Jr., Jon Holtshopple, William R. Pelke, Kurt J. Rosenberg, Stephanie B. Gibson v. United States. Aug 05, 1999
97-BG-1455 In re: William A. Wechsler. Oct 29, 1998
05-CV-1486 Murphy v. Schwankhaus. May 10, 2007
06-BG-550 In re T. Bnoden. Dec 14, 2006
04-BG-839 In re J. R. Hallal. Mar 27, 2008
06-CV-407+ Burtoff v. Faris. Nov 15, 2007
04-AA-554 Gary Investment Corporation v. DC DOH. Mar 23, 2006
99-CM-1741 Raymond David v. US, MOJ decided 9/5/08, corrected. Sep 18, 2008
06-BG-414 In re C.F. Daum. Mar 01, 2007
06-BG-860 In re A. S. Toppelberg. Sep 21, 2006
00-SP-150 Arthur Mason v. United States Parole Commission. Mar 15, 2001
99-FS-393 In re: D.A.D. Dec 21, 2000
06-CV-1327 (order) Tippett v. Daly. May 28, 2009
03-BG-1299 In re: Ralph T. Mabry. Jun 03, 2004
14-BG-0753 In re Sherri L. Wyatt Mar 12, 2015
08-BG-1299 In re Douglas Borthwick. Feb 12, 2009
00-FM-342 Brian O. Fields v. United States. Mar 21, 2002
14-BG-1000 In re: Robert Wilkey Nov 26, 2014
00-CV-896 Larry Klayman v. David Segal. Oct 18, 2001
15-FS-662, 15-FS-720 & 15-FS-721 IN RE: M.V.H.; M.V.H., & IN RE M.V.H.; L.H., & IN RE L.F.G.; L.H. Jul 21, 2016
14-CV-222 Paul Zukerberg v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics, et al. Aug 21, 2014
99-BG-1490 In re James V. Hackney. Jun 28, 2001
15-CV-0243 STEPHANIE C. ARTIS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (vacated by order, 5/9/18) Apr 07, 2016
12-CV-1514+ Darryl Love and Alphonso Bryant v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals and District of Columbia Department of Corrections May 08, 2014
12-CF-2063 Fredrick E. Morton v. US Oct 29, 2015
13-CV-679 Wendy Paola Destefano, et al. v. Childrens National Medical Center, et al. Jul 23, 2015
06-CF-142 Anthony Brawner v. US Sep 03, 2009
00-AA-1380 Mergentime Perine, et al. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. Nov 27, 2002
97-CV-261 District of Columbia v. Elijah Karriem. Aug 20, 1998
00-CM-1438 Alassane Ba v. US (order vacating 6/6/02 opinion). Aug 07, 2002
08-FS-511 In re R.S., Appellant. Oct 28, 2010
97-CF-36, 00-CO-1458 Jesse Roy Redmond v. US Jul 24, 2003
09-AA-246 Galal Badawi v. Hawk One Security, Inc. Jun 16, 2011
99-CV-79, 99-CV-80 Carolyn A. Dingwall v. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. May 30, 2002