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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-CV-195 | Johnnie P. Battle, et al. v. District of Columbia | Dec 12, 2013 | ||
| 13-CV-13 | Yvonne V. Stewart v. James L. Atkinson | Dec 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Erik P. Christian |
| 11-CV-937 | Elliotte Patrick Coleman v. District of Columbia | Dec 12, 2013 | ||
| 10-CF-1184 & 10-CF-1232 | Emanuel Jenkins and Azariah Israel v. United States | Dec 12, 2013 | ||
| 11-CT-586; 12-CT-97 | Jerome Bowman v. District of Columbia | Dec 11, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Russell F. Canan |
| 11-CF-477 | Donte Evans v. United States | Dec 11, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 12-CF-19 | Kendrick Phillips v. United States | Dec 11, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 12-CV-1979 | LaVonne Davis v. Vesta Corp. t/a Gregory Apartments | Dec 11, 2013 | Reversed and Remanded | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 11-CF-380; 11-CO-1272 | Antwan M. Washington v. United States | Dec 11, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 12-FM-417; 12-FM-659; 12-FM-662; 13-FM-343 | Sharon Ruth Tucker v. John Harrison Clarke | Dec 11, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian Holeman |
| 13-FM-16 | Stephen Manniso v. Janine Carlan | Dec 09, 2013 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. José M. López |
| 12-CM-519; 12-CM-527 | Olalekan Oluyole v. United States | Dec 06, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Yvonne Williams |
| 12-CM-223 | Thomas E. Poe v. United States | Dec 06, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith E. Retchin |
| 12-CV-1172 | Maurice Dosso v. Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union | Dec 04, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 12-FS-1545; 12-FS-1546; 12-FS-1565 | In re S.F.; S.E. | Dec 04, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Mary Grace Rook (Magistrate); Hon. Carol Ann Dalton (Reviewing) |
| 12-CF-1437 | Raymond King v. United States | Dec 03, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Pan |
| 12-AA-1482 | Bolton Partners DC, Inc. v. Jade A. Tillman | Dec 03, 2013 | Affirmed | DC DOES |
| 12-CF-599 | Wayne M. Green v. United States | Dec 02, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna L. Beck (Motions); Hon. Stuart G. Nash (Trial) |
| 13-BG-1266 | In re Warren E. Bnoden | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| 11-CM-1535 | Svetlana Kozlovska v. United States | Nov 27, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa Demeo |
| 12-BG-1968 | In re Matthew Kluger | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| 12-CV-1558 | Richard A. Steinbronn v. Times Aerospace USA, LLC, et al. | Nov 27, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 10-CF-1002 and 10-CF-1260 | Antwon O. Blades and Rashar Smith v. United States | Nov 27, 2013 | Affirmed,except to remand to the trial court to merge appellants' convictions of felony murder while armed and armed robbery | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 13-CV-41 | Ali Waris v. Georgetown University and Christa L . Hansen | Nov 27, 2013 | Reversed in Part, Affirmed in Part and Remanded for Further Proceedings | Hon. Ramsey Johnson |
| 10-CV-78 | Bank of America, N.A., et al. v. District of Columbia | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| 12-CM-1339 | Gerald D. Barnes v. United States | Nov 27, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa Demeo |
| 11-CF-105 and 11-CF-507 | Ryshawn Jackson & Jacob Herring v. United States | Nov 25, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Ann O-Regan Keary |
| 13-CM-167 | Jose Ben-Kotel v. Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy, et al. | Nov 25, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 12-CM-194 | Latoya Smith v. United States | Nov 22, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer Anderson |
| 12-CV-1197 | William Armstrong v. Karen Thompson, et al. | Nov 21, 2013 | ||
| 11-CF-22 | Ronald Wynn v. United States | Nov 21, 2013 | ||
| 08-CF-725+ | Brian K. Gilliam, John A. Daniels, and Ronald L. English v. United States | Nov 21, 2013 | ||
| 12-CM-523 | Lee Carrell v. United States | Nov 21, 2013 | ||
| 12-CV-1302 | Cudjoe R. Hendricks v. Charles Yeargin | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Melvin R. Wright |
| 12-CM-1511 | Michael W. Gill, Jr. v. United States | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 12-FS-1855 and 12-FS-1856 | In re Petition of T.W. and K.W.; G.D. and L.Q. | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Lori E. Parker (Magistrate); Hon. Carol Dalton (Reviewing) |
| 12-AA-1679 | Maria Odemns v. St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | DC OAH |
| 12-AA-1639 | Behavioral Research Associates, Inc. v. Mark A. Love | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | CRB of DC DOES |
| 12-CF-631 | Terrence L. Ballinger v. United States | Nov 20, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 10-CF-1198 | Joseph D. Proctor v. United States | Nov 15, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 12-CV-1768 | Anne Onyeneho v. Allstate Insurance Company | Nov 14, 2013 | ||
| 12-AA-723 & 12-AA-724 | Spring Valley Wesley Heights Citizens Association and Westover Place Homes Corporation v. District of Columbia Zoning Commission, RESPONDENT. American University, INTERVENOR. | Nov 14, 2013 | ||
| 11-CO-1648 | Vincent Workman v. United States | Nov 14, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Neal E. Kravitz |
| 11-FM-1074 | In re James Antonio Blue | Nov 13, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian Holeman |
| 12-CF-294 | Laron Andrea Johnson v. United States | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer Anderson |
| 12-CV-543 | Sam Silverberg v. Sibley Memorial Hospital, et al. | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 12-PR-0738 | In re Estate of Margaret R. Miller; Adam Miller and Margaret Shannon Miller Riffaud | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Rhonda Reid-Winston |
| 11-CV-1007 | Glenna Lewis v. District of Columbia, et al. | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Anita M. Josey-Herring |
| 12-CM-519 and 12-CM-527 | Olalekan Oluyole v. United States | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Yvonne Williams |
| 12-CF-1353 | Eric Campbell v. United States | Nov 12, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Florence Pan (Trial); Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. (Motions) |
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