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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-SP-1784 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Eleanor J. Johnson. | Mar 03, 1999 | ||
| 95-BG-293 | In re Donna Aldridge. | Apr 21, 2005 | ||
| 98-BG-1847 | In re Theresa M. Squillacote. | Jan 17, 2002 | ||
| 97-BG-1792 | In re: Alfred L. Scanlan, Jr. | Jan 07, 1999 | ||
| 99-CV-1210 | District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. Elton L. Pinkard, et al. | Jun 20, 2002 | ||
| 00-CV-265 | Herbert G. Geiger v. Crestar Bank. | Aug 23, 2001 | ||
| 10-BG-1028 | In re Peter A. Allen. | Nov 12, 2010 | ||
| 04-BG-783 | In re R. B. Wilkins. | Nov 23, 2005 | ||
| 14-CV-101 and 14-CV-126 | COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE AND RAND SIMBERG, v. MICHAEL E. MANN, NATIONAL REVIEW, INC., v. MICHAEL E. MANN, | Dec 22, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-126 | GORDON C. CARPENTER and TYRONE P. JONES v. UNITED STATES | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| 08-BG-671 | In re Garrett Lee. | Jul 24, 2008 | ||
| 05-AA-481 | Calhoun v. Wackenhut Services. | Jul 20, 2006 | ||
| 02-CV-354 | Tanya Odemns v. DC | Jul 12, 2007 | ||
| 06-CF-1101 | Gregory Ferguson v. US, on motion to publish MOJ entered 4/3/08. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 17-BS-608 | In re: Gerald F. Chapman | Nov 02, 2017 | ||
| 98-CF-1411 | Kirby R. Sanders v. United States. | May 25, 2000 | ||
| 94-BG-439 | In re Alan E. Dubow. | May 27, 1999 | ||
| 02-BG-1285 | In re: Bernard Bettis. | Aug 05, 2004 | ||
| 97-CV-1229 | Kim Wilson v. Halley Gardens Associates, RCG DC Realty, Inc. and Universal Appliance Company, Inc. | Sep 16, 1999 | ||
| 99-CF-914, 99-CF-940, 99-CF-1031 | Chavez T. Smith, James D. McGee, James Evans Jr., v. US | Dec 09, 2003 | ||
| 98-TX-836 | DC v. Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation. | Jan 18, 2001 | ||
| 96-CT-868 | Gregory Mitchell v. DC | Dec 16, 1999 | ||
| 97-CF-1811, 97-CF-1847, 97-CF-1929 | Brenda Gatlin, Serena Smith, Mary A.T. Anigbo v. United States. | Oct 16, 2003 | ||
| 09-BS-643 | In re Michael Davis. | Jul 09, 2009 | ||
| 98-CF-1906 | Richard Cosio v. United States (see order of 2/3/05 vacating judgment and granting rehearing en banc). | Jul 08, 2004 | ||
| 99-CF-107+ | Luis Perez, et al. v. US | Mar 26, 2009 | ||
| 08-BG-1160 | In re Barry Downey. | Dec 04, 2008 | ||
| 04-BG-305P | In re W. A. Hagendorf. | Aug 25, 2005 | ||
| 05-CV-1486 | Murphy v. Schwankhaus. | May 10, 2007 | ||
| 18-BG-890 | In re Phillip James Layfield | Aug 27, 2020 | Per Curiam | |
| 05-CV-1269 | NCRIC Inc. v. Columbia Hospital etc. | Oct 02, 2008 | ||
| 97-CF-1882 | John Henry Davis v. United States. | Sep 21, 2000 | ||
| 04-BG-839 | In re J. R. Hallal. | Mar 27, 2008 | ||
| 16-BG-315 | IN RE: CHARLES S. RAND, Respondent. | Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| 06-BG-551 | In re T. Mooers. | Nov 16, 2006 | ||
| 98-CV-650 | Vanessa M. Fisher v. Government Employees Insurance Co. | Nov 16, 2000 | ||
| 04-AA-554 | Gary Investment Corporation v. DC DOH. | Mar 23, 2006 | ||
| 15-CO-333 | LEVI M. RUFFIN, v. UNITED STATES | Apr 14, 2016 | ||
| 18-BS-1104 | In re Bruce B. McLeod, III | Oct 25, 2018 | ||
| 03-CF-1076 | Latrel Gilchrist v. US | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| 97-AA-1107 | Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. | Jan 20, 2000 | ||
| 06-BG-414 | In re C.F. Daum. | Mar 01, 2007 | ||
| 10-CF-765 & 13-CO-481 | Jalonte Little v. United States | Nov 12, 2015 | ||
| 18-BG-1126 | In Re John H. Branson | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
| 03-CF-1320 | Vest v. US. | Aug 10, 2006 | ||
| 24-BG-0074 | In re Buie, III | Mar 28, 2024 | Per Curiam | |
| 08-CV-629+ | Michael R. Rosella v. Long Rap, Inc., et al. | Jul 30, 2015 | ||
| 11-CF-804 | Tamara R. Smith v. United States | Nov 15, 2012 | ||
| 08-CV-1193 & 09-CV-599 | William Harnett and The Washington Capital Group, Inc. v. Washington Harbour Condominium Unit Owners Association | Jul 19, 2012 | ||
| 11-CV-396 | Kevin D. Bertram v. WFI Stadium, Inc. | Apr 26, 2012 |
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