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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-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-CV-1476 | Fraternal Order of Police, Metropolitan Police Labor Committee v. The District of Columbia | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 11-CF-0554 | Robert Leake v. United States | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 12-AA-0917 | David Young v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Institute for Public-Private Partnership, et al. | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 11-CV-1540 | Ronald G. Perkins v. Darcy J. Hansen, et al. | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 10-CF-1466 | Jeremiah Gray v. United States | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-955 | In re: Scott B. Gilly | Nov 07, 2013 | ||
| 11-CM-1351 | Ronald Robinson v. United States | Nov 05, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 12-CM-491; 12-CM-492; 12-CM-493; 12- CM494; 12-CM-495; 12-CM-496; 12-CM-497; 12-CM-618 | Justine Mark, Cian O'Day, Richard Wood, Brian Wayne Eister, Brittany Cook, Kyle S. Szlosek, Daniel Riley, William Livsey v. United States | Nov 04, 2013 | Affirmed | Hon. Stephen G. Milliken |
| 12-CM-1337 | Billy Byers v. United States | Nov 01, 2013 | Reversed | Hon. Brian Holeman |
| 11-CF-412 | Eric Thomas v. United States* | Oct 31, 2013 | ||
| 12-CV-476+ | District of Columbia v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, District Council 20 and Local 2921 | Oct 31, 2013 | ||
| 12-CV-1173 | Stevie Nabors v. Kelsey Rule | Oct 31, 2013 | Affirmed | Macaluso |
| 12-AA-563 | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services v. Tameko T. West | Oct 30, 2013 | Vacated and Remanded | |
| 12-CV-1624 and 13-CV-60 | Mark Menna v. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, et al. | Oct 30, 2013 | Affirmed | Edelman |
| 12-FM-1730 | John Falk v. Jacqueline Ryder | Oct 29, 2013 | Affirmed | DiToro |
| 12-CF-1609 | Terrell E. Butler v. United States | Oct 29, 2013 | Affirmed | Broderick |
| 11-CF-1421 and 11-CF-1435 | Christopher D. Barnes & Wilson E. Jones v. US | Oct 29, 2013 | Affirmed, in part/Reversed and remanded, in part | Rankin |
| 12-CF-1585 | Ronald M. Pearson v. United States | Oct 29, 2013 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 12-CM-1532 | Maurice T. Sanders v. US | Oct 28, 2013 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 12-CV-1922 | Johanna Torres, et al. V. Law Firm of Stefan Shaibani, PLLC | Oct 25, 2013 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 12-CF-1681 | Lashawn Hall v. US | Oct 24, 2013 | Affirmed | Ryan |
| 11-FM-1334 | W.H. v. D.W., et al. | Oct 24, 2013 | ||
| 98-CF-1088+ | Colie L. Long v. United States | Oct 24, 2013 | ||
| 11-FM-1542 | In re Kimberly N. Shuford | Oct 24, 2013 | Reversed | Holeman |
| 12-AA-169 | Desmond Bartholomew v. District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue | Oct 24, 2013 | ||
| 12-AA-1297 | US Department of Justice v. Antonio Flournoy | Oct 24, 2013 | Affirmed | |
| 09-CF-1405+ | Tywon M. Hager and Devon Davis v. United States | Oct 24, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-900 | In re: Christopher M. Johns | Oct 24, 2013 | ||
| 11-CM-731 | Darnique Rucker v. US | Oct 21, 2013 | Affirmed | Pan |
| 12-CV-1650 | David Nuyen v. Juan Lazo | Oct 21, 2013 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 12-CO-1839 | Thomas B. Landon v. US | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 12-CF-3 | Jorida Davidson v. US | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 12-CV-1563 and 12-CV-810 | Henok Araya v. Kuder, Smollar & Friedman, et al. | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed, in part/Dismissed, in part | Johnson |
| 12-CF-826 | Kevin Yardell Wright v. US | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 13-CO-193 and 13-CO-194 | Reginald Lewis v. US | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed | Motley |
| 11-CF-1504 and 12-CF-43 | Jermaine Bnoden and Melvin Green v. US | Oct 18, 2013 | Affirmed | Anderson |
| 11-AA-338 | Fran Hisler v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services & Gallaudet University and PMA Insurance Group | Oct 18, 2013 | Remanded | |
| 13-BG-1063 | In re Leroy E. Giles, Jr. | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-53 | In re Edward N. Matisik | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-899 | In re Leodis C. Matthews | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 11-CV-1623 | Martha Smith v. District of Columbia Office of Human Rights | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-842 | In re Allen Brufsky | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 11-CT-698 | Derrick Carrington v. United States | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 13-BG-843 | In re Glenn C. Lewis | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 11-CF-554 | Robert Leake v. United States | Oct 17, 2013 | ||
| 12-CM-1210 | Frida M. Wilson v. US | Oct 16, 2013 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 11-CV-828 | Mary Maynor-Kearse v. District Of Coulmbia | Oct 16, 2013 | Affirmed | Irving |
| 12-CV-1786 | AG Contracting Services, LLC v. AMS Blue Skies, LLC, et al | Oct 16, 2013 | Affirmed | Epstein |
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