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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-CO-1523 | Riley v. US | Oct 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Long |
| 09-CO-282+ | Coleman v. US | Oct 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Rigsby |
| 09-CM-1002+ | Lilly v. US | Oct 29, 2010 | Affirmed | Anderson |
| 07-CF-773 | Williams v. US | Oct 28, 2010 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 09-PR-1202 | In re Estate of L.W. Jones | Oct 28, 2010 | Affirmed | Burgess |
| 09-CF-628 | Sanchez v. US | Oct 28, 2010 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 07-CF-1098 | Carl Williams v. United States. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 08-FS-511 | In re R.S., Appellant. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-694 | In re Gregory Van Judice. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-895 | In re Paul W. Bergrin. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 09-CF-947 | Wingfield v. US | Oct 28, 2010 | Affirmed | Morin |
| 07-CF-308 | Stacia Wooden v. United States. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-460 | LaJuan F. Martin v. Andrew Ross. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-706 | In re Edward D. Fagan. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 07-CV-355 | Jacqueline Stone, et al. v. E. Pendleton Alexander. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 09-CV-900 | Pamela B. Stuart v. Barbara J. Walker. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 08-CM-1565 | Butler v. US | Oct 28, 2010 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 10-BG-827 | In re Kevin J. Heron. | Oct 28, 2010 | ||
| 08-CF-205 | Dargin v. US | Oct 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Richter |
| 09-FM-156 | Liuksila v. Liuksila | Oct 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 09-CF-18 | Garadew v. US | Oct 27, 2010 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 10-CM-161 | Galloway v. US | Oct 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Greene |
| 08-CO-55 | Williams v. US | Oct 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Abrecht |
| 09-FM-258 | Cunningham v. Cunningham | Oct 25, 2010 | Affirmed | Ryan |
| 09-AA-47 | Joyce Benjamin v. Washington Hospital Center. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-691 | In re Brian M. Miller. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-729 | In re Ira C. Hatch, Jr. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-872 | In re Vincent J. Krocka. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 09-FM-815 | Adams v. Payne | Oct 21, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 09-CM-852 | Terrance R. Stanley v. United States. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-692 | In re Robert J. Abalos. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-828 | In re John A. Yanchek. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 09-AA-32 | District of Columbia Department of Mental Health v. Stacy Hayes, Jr. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-599 | In re Maria Teresa Lopez. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-693 | In re Richard C. Scalise. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-869 | In re James W. Beane, Jr. | Oct 21, 2010 | ||
| 07-CM-1141 | Wilkins v. US | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 09-CV-497 | In re Gregory Lattimer | Oct 20, 2010 | Reversed | Holeman |
| 09-CV-623 | Richardson v. Dreyfuss | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 08-CM-1398, 08-CM-1521 | Shirani v. US; Ghodommi-Dadeh v. US | Oct 20, 2010 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 09-FM-897 | Kearns v. Kearns | Oct 19, 2010 | Affirmed | McKenna |
| 08-CF-1434 | Johnson v. US | Oct 15, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 10-CM-12 | Ghee v. US | Oct 15, 2010 | Affirmed | Lopez |
| 08-CV-1021+ | Patrick Strauss and Michael A. Strauss, et al. v. Newmarket Global Consulting Group, LLC, et al. | Oct 14, 2010 | ||
| 10-BG-891 | In re Rachele M. Gaines. | Oct 14, 2010 | ||
| 09-CO-1007 | Jones v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 09-CM-887+ | Ponds v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 09-CM-1472 | Gusain v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 06-CO-1162+ | McCollough III v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Wynn |
| 09-CO-380+ | Price v. US | Oct 13, 2010 | Affirmed | Motley/Canan |
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