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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CM-777 | Lewis A. Rogers v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Dixon |
| 10-CV-875 | Mufutau I. Sanni v. Jimmy O. Alatishe | Nov 15, 2011 | Vacated and Remanded | Christian |
| 10-CM-1340 | Jamine L. Clark v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Demeo |
| 11-CF-135 | Michael C. Johnson v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 10-CO-506 | Manuel A. Gonzalez v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 09-CF-714 | Arturo Gray v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Vacated in part, Remanded in part & Affirmed in part | Beck |
| 10-CM-1302 | Panwar Ashish v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Milliken |
| 09-CF-199 | Jasper E. Ferrell v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Jackson |
| 09-CF-1014 | Gary C. Anderson v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | King, III |
| 10-CF-995 | Nathaniel Addison v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Beck |
| 10-CV-1038 | Alvin Darrell Smith v. Joan Johnson, et al. | Nov 15, 2011 | Reversed and Remanded | Holeman |
| 10-CM-831 | Leo Weekes a/k/a Leo Weeks v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 10-CF-954 | Sabrina Hailey v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 09-AA-957 | Melvin R. Blocker v. Logistics Applications, Inc. | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | |
| 10-CV-330 | Mother Dear's Community Center v. Lien Diep | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Irving, Jr. |
| 11-CO-381 and 11-CO-438 | Terry M. Liggins v. US | Nov 15, 2011 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 08-CF-933 | Marc S. Fowler v. United States. | Nov 10, 2011 | ||
| 09-CV-426 | Kevin Smith v. Marty Wynn | Nov 10, 2011 | Affirmed | Hedge |
| 07-CF-1154 | Jamelle McClary v. United States. | Nov 10, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-726 | Lewis Smiley v. US | Nov 10, 2011 | Reversed and Remanded | Canan |
| 08-BS-276 | In Re Vahid A. Shariati. | Nov 10, 2011 | ||
| 10-CF-1317 | Charles E. Young v. US | Nov 09, 2011 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 09-CO-786 and 10-CO-1035 | Brian Boyd v. US | Nov 09, 2011 | Affirmed | Christian and Boasberg |
| 10-CM-141 | Authoniel Moody v. US | Nov 09, 2011 | Affirmed | Retchin |
| 10-CM-1382 | Clifton M. Simmons v. US | Nov 09, 2011 | Affirmed | Mencher |
| 10-CF-1400 | Walter Gould v. US | Nov 09, 2011 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 10-CT-999 and 10-CT-1000 | Max J. Obuszewski & Michelle M. Grise v. DC | Nov 04, 2011 | Affirmed | Iscoe and King, III |
| 10-CF-1042 and 10-CF-1300 | Waverly Benson v. US and Terrance McKinley v. US | Nov 04, 2011 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 10-CM-1439 | Rodney N. Coats v. US | Nov 04, 2011 | Affirmed | Demeo |
| 10-CO-1454 | Melvin L. Ferguson v. US | Nov 04, 2011 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 10-CF-589 | Ernest Heath v. US | Nov 03, 2011 | Affirmed | Dixon, Jr. |
| 09-CF-1424 | D'Angelo Johnson v. United States. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| 10-CM-483 | Jerrell Jeffrey Tyson v. United States. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-1231 | Leonard McAlpine v. US | Nov 03, 2011 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 09-CV-1493 | Hilton Burton v. Office of Employee Appeals, et al. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| 11-BG-1237 | In Re: Wilfredo Pesante. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| 10-CO-387 | Kristopher Piper v. US | Nov 03, 2011 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 10-CM-1268 | Svetlana Kozlovska, aka Lauren Holmstadt v. United States. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| 09-CF-701 | Antwan P. Baker v. US | Nov 02, 2011 | Reversed in part and Affirmed in part | Bayly, Jr. |
| 10-CM-1093 | Darington v. US | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | Eilperin |
| 10-CV-1240 | Burt, et al v. River Park Mutual Homes, Inc. | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | Kravitz |
| 10-CF-521 | Roberts v. US | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | Epstein |
| 10-CM-1165 and 10-CM-1166 | Bates v. US | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 09-CF-701 | Baker v. US | Oct 28, 2011 | Reversed in part and Affirmed in part | Bayly, Jr. |
| 10-AA-1485 | Bnoden v. DOES & United Medical Center & Chartis Insurance Co. | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | |
| 10-CM-1620 | Tavaras v. US | Oct 28, 2011 | Affirmed | Nash |
| 07-CV-850 | Nancy B. Parker and Ellis J. Parker v. US Trust Company. | Oct 27, 2011 | ||
| 10-CF-153 | Barry Harrison v. United States. | Oct 27, 2011 | ||
| 08-CM-529 | Robert Dobyns v. United States. | Oct 27, 2011 | ||
| 10-CM-1450 | Silvano Lopez v. United States. | Oct 27, 2011 |
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