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MOJs
The court issues a Memorandum Order of Judgment (MOJ) in cases where the decision does not create new law, decide an important issue, or interpret a statute or concept that has yet to be reviewed. The court only lists the names and case numbers of MOJs; the decisions are not public and the identity of the writing judge is not disclosed. MOJ decisions may not be cited as authority in other cases. If a party believes that a specific MOJ decides an important issue or should otherwise be made public, a party may file a motion to publish no later than 30 days after the MOJ issues.
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 public; they are available on the court website and are binding in later cases.
| Appeal Number | Case | Date | Disposition | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-CO-1053 | David J. Brown v. US | Jun 14, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe |
| 17-FM-834 | Navarro Pulley v. Julie Pulley | Jun 14, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 16-FS-632 | In re C.A. | Jun 14, 2018 | ||
| 16-CV-881, 17-CV-23 | Unification Church International, et al. v. Family Federation for World Peace & Unification Int'l, et al. | Jun 08, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 15-CV-1214 | Ludwig & Robinson v. BioTechPharma, et al. | Jun 07, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-98 | In re Edward N. Matisik | Jun 07, 2018 | ||
| 16-AA-873 | Solomon Abebe v. DOES / US Security Assocs., et al. | Jun 07, 2018 | ||
| 17-BG-691 | In re Douglas A. Kuber | Jun 07, 2018 | ||
| 16-CO-567 | Larry Dancy v. US | Jun 06, 2018 | Affirmed. Remanded solely to correct clerical error in sentence | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 17-CM-2 | Crystal Monique Foster v. US | Jun 05, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Pan |
| 16-AA-735 & 16-AA-867 | Caryn Hines & Claudia Barber v. DC Commission on Selection & Tenure of Administrative Law Judges of the Office of Administrative Hearings | May 31, 2018 | ||
| 16-AA-421 | Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc. v. Staci L. Malloy | May 31, 2018 | Reversed & Remanded | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-CT-365 | Alisha Townsend v. DC | May 31, 2018 | ||
| 16-CV-719 | James Black, et al. v. DC | May 31, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 16-CO-1248 | Alonzo D. Marshall v. US | May 30, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 17-CO-262 | Jose Gilberto Portillo v. US | May 29, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 17-AA-271 | Richard A. Walsh, Jr. v. DOES / Verizon Communications, Inc., et al. | May 29, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CF-1349 | Musonda Mulenga a/k/a Emmanuel Guzeh v. US | May 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 16-FS-1295 | In re J.W., S.T. | May 25, 2018 | Record Remand | Hon. Tara Fentress, Hon. John McCabe |
| 16-CM-884 | Melvin Johnson v. US | May 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 17-CV-928 | Shonta Roberts v. DC, et al. | May 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Elizabeth C. Wingo |
| 15-FS-870, 15-FS-871 | In re Petition of T.A.H.; D.S.B., C.S. | May 25, 2018 | Record Remand | Hon. Noel T. Johnson, Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 16-AA-1090 | Dana Buckner v. DOES / WMATA | May 25, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 18-BG-215 | In re David Furrer | May 24, 2018 | ||
| 16-AA-369 | Blake Nelson v. DC Rental Hous. Comm’n / The Klingle Corp. | May 24, 2018 | ||
| 18-BG-324 | In re Sharon Styles Anderson | May 24, 2018 | ||
| 16-CF-729 | Michael Ball v. US | May 24, 2018 | ||
| 17-CO-261 | Leon Boyd v. US | May 23, 2018 | Record Remand | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 17-CO-699 | Arthur Vincent Daniels v. US | May 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Gerald I. Fisher |
| 16-FM-525 | Mohamed Ali v. Alaa Ali Abdelghany | May 23, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Yvonne Williams |
| 16-CV-1066 | George W. Crawford v. First American Title Ins. Co. | May 22, 2018 | Affirmed (but deny request for fees) | Hon. Gregory Jackson |
| 16-FM-1256 | Jeffrey Crater v. Martha Oliver | May 22, 2018 | Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded in part | Hon. Michael K. O'Keefe |
| 16-CM-373 | Shawn A. Dyson v. US | May 22, 2018 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. William Jackson |
| 15-AA-254 | Ronda L. Nunnally v. DC Police & Firefighters’ Retirement & Relief Bd. | May 17, 2018 | ||
| 18-BS-475 | In re Alexander Fernandez | May 17, 2018 | ||
| 16-AA-587 | Peter Minshall et al. v. DC Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs | May 17, 2018 | ||
| 18-BS-472 | In re James C. Zinman | May 17, 2018 | ||
| 17-CO-585 | Abraham McDowell v. US | May 16, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Maurice A. Ross |
| 16-CO-953 | Paul T. Hiligh v. US | May 16, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith A. Smith |
| 16-CM-1238 | Santos Ruiz v. US | May 16, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Danya A. Dayson |
| 16-CV-1067 | Lori Nickens v. Medical Faculty Associates, Inc., et al. | May 15, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert Okun, Hon. Robert R. Rigsby |
| 17-AA-181 | Washington Hospital Center, et al. v. DOES / Natividad Montiel | May 15, 2018 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-AA-846 | Adonis Holland v. DOES / Oncore Construction Co., et al. | May 11, 2018 | Reversed & Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-PR-1160 | In re Estate of Ralph B. Harrington, Jr.; Alice Harrington | May 11, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Gerald I. Fisher |
| 17-CM-490 | Cliford R. Whipple v. US | May 11, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 17-CM-132 | Damien M. Sharpe v. US | May 10, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 12-CV-1318 | Ruth Saunders, et al. v. Stephen T. Hudgens, et al. | May 10, 2018 | ||
| 17-CO-595 | Ernest Joyner v. US | May 10, 2018 | Affirmed | Hon. Milton C. Lee, Jr. |
| 18-BG-361 | In re Larry J. Feldman | May 10, 2018 | ||
| 16-CM-1181, 16-CM-1182 | Dawn M. Gross v. US | May 10, 2018 | Affirmed in part; Remanded in part | Hon. William M. Jackson |
