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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-CF-1397 | Melvin High v. US | Jun 04, 2009 | ||
| 05-AA-317+ | Stewart v. DC PFB | Jun 03, 2009 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 08-CF-361 | Beal v. US | Jun 03, 2009 | Affirmed | Mott |
| 07-CF-1113 | Tatum v. US | Jun 02, 2009 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 08-CM-313 | Reeves v. US | Jun 02, 2009 | Affirmed | Ringell |
| 07-CM-712+ | Junious v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | G. Jackson |
| 08-CM-339 | Reyes-Gutierrez v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | E. Christian |
| 08-CM-233 | King v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | Diaz |
| 06-CM-1122 | McDuffie v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | Iscoe |
| 04-CF-401 | Allen v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | Alprin |
| 96-CF-801+ | Mosby & Bowman v. US | Jun 01, 2009 | Affirmed | Gardner |
| 07-CV-1164 | CCD-SAT, Inc. v. Clarence T. Pratt. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 08-BG-336+ | In re Leslie Lickstein. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 06-CV-1327 (order) | Tippett v. Daly. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 07-CV-335+ | Deborah Redman v. Potomac Place Assoc. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 07-CF-381 | Hines v. US | May 28, 2009 | Affirmed | Satterfield |
| 07-AA-1173 | Rona Wright-Taylor v. Howard University. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 06-CF-699 | Conarte v. US | May 28, 2009 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 08-BG-1122+ | In re Ronald Cohen. | May 28, 2009 | ||
| 06-CF-263 | Melvin Watts v. US | May 21, 2009 | ||
| 09-BG-343 | In re Sameer Damre, corrected. | May 21, 2009 | ||
| 08-CO-786 | Cave v. US | May 20, 2009 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 08-AA-103 | Drake v. DC DOES | May 18, 2009 | Affirmed | |
| 02-BG-659 | In re Navron Ponds. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 07-BG-800 | In re Bryan A. Chapman, amended. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 00-CF-1604+ | Kelvin Freeman v. US | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 07-CF-710 | Doreus v. US | May 14, 2009 | Affirmed | Cushenberry |
| 06-CF-243 | Edwin Smith v. US, amended. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 07-CV-957+ | Evans v. Dreyfuss Brothers, Inc. et a. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 07-AA-1258 | Georgetown University v. DC DOES, Be. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 07-FM-1184 | Wagley v. Wagley. | May 14, 2009 | ||
| 08-CO-683 | Morse v. US | May 13, 2009 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 08-CF-407 | Spinner v. US | May 13, 2009 | Affirmed | Rigsby |
| 07-CF-1030 | Beaufford v. US | May 12, 2009 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 07-CF-1127 | Wiggins v. US | May 12, 2009 | Affirmed | Dixon |
| 06-CF-772 | Ricky Haywood v. US, amended. | May 07, 2009 | ||
| 05-CV-1333 | DC Housing Authority v. Donna Pinkne. | May 07, 2009 | ||
| 06-CF-1085 | Lofton v. US | May 06, 2009 | Affirmed | Reid-Winston |
| 08-AA-78 | Moses Charlery v. DC DCRA, corrected. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 09-BG-50 | In re Nazanin Nasri. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 06-CM-1263 | Nathaniel Bacchus v. US | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 09-BG-21 | In re Michael Ryan Jr. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 08-AA-2 | Williams v. SecTEK | Apr 30, 2009 | Remanded | |
| 04-CO-1108 | Cullison v. US | Apr 30, 2009 | Affirmed | Burnett |
| 06-FS-1017 | In re D.S. | Apr 30, 2009 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 07-CF-57 | Marcel Jackson v. US, corrected. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 09-BG-308 | In re Deairich Hunter. | Apr 30, 2009 | ||
| 08-CO-287 | Hill v. US | Apr 29, 2009 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 05-CM-1005+ | Rush v. US | Apr 29, 2009 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 05-CV-29+ | Yates v. DC | Apr 27, 2009 | Affirmed | Boasberg, Broderick |
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