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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-AA-538 | Felecia Burton v. NTT Consulting, LLC. | Oct 09, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-1235+ | Edwards/Holley v. US | Oct 09, 2008 | AF/RM | Richter |
| 07-CO-1252 | Peoples v. US | Oct 09, 2008 | Affirmed | J.R. Johnson |
| 06-FM-1531 | Bacon v. Bacon | Oct 08, 2008 | Affirmed | Byrd |
| 07-CV-1117 | Atraqchi v. GTUH | Oct 08, 2008 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 06-AA-1487+ | Whitney v. Gist Fam. | Oct 06, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-AA-42 | Ejide v. DC DOES | Oct 06, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 06-AA-189 | Clarke v. Randstad | Oct 02, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 05-CV-1269 | NCRIC Inc. v. Columbia Hospital etc. | Oct 02, 2008 | ||
| 07-AA-982 | Noble v. Securitas | Oct 02, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 06-AA-194 | Kathleen Amegashie v. CCA of Tennessee, amended. | Oct 02, 2008 | ||
| 03-AA-1002 | Anderson v. DC DOES | Oct 02, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 06-CM-638 | Guzman v. US | Oct 02, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 07-CM-714 | Mejia v. US | Oct 01, 2008 | Affirmed | Rigsby |
| 07-CV-349 | Tymus v. Alia | Oct 01, 2008 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 05-CM-1546+ | Ray v. US | Oct 01, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 07-AA-3+ | Davos v. WMATA | Sep 30, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-AA-458 | Teamsters v. Faison | Sep 29, 2008 | Remanded | |
| 07-FS-796+ | In re D.B. | Sep 29, 2008 | Affirmed | Bush |
| 06-CV-1471 | Charles Taylor v. DC WASA. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-143 | Susan Clampitt v. American University. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| 08-BG-9 | In re John Fuchs. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-644 | SEIU v. Travelers | Sep 22, 2008 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 04-CF-88 | Harris v. US | Sep 22, 2008 | Affirmed | Canan |
| 07-CM-1069 | Thompson v. US | Sep 18, 2008 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 07-CV-851 | Buddy Smallwood v. DC MPD. | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 07-CM-633 | Elian v. US | Sep 18, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 99-CM-1741 | Raymond David v. US, MOJ decided 9/5/08, corrected. | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 06-CF-458+ | Carter and Tucker v. US | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 07-FM-418 | Robert Davis v. Linda Davis (amended). | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-752 | Campbell v. King | Sep 18, 2008 | AF/RV/RM | Wright |
| 06-CV-1344 | Michael & Amy Tucci v. DC | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 07-PR-68 | In re Estate of Herbert B. Jordan. | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| 07-AA-164 | Zaho v. Red Coats | Sep 17, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-AA-195 | Caudle v. Securitas | Sep 16, 2008 | Denied | |
| 07-CM-636 | Lattimore v. US | Sep 16, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 04- CF-1489 | Dwight Beatty v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-593 | Chidiebere Inyamah v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1281 | Carl Chase v. Public Defender Service. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 08-BG-33 | In re Alfred Page, Jr. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-241 | Temple v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | Affirmed | Mitchell-Rankin |
| 01-CF-1503+ | Kenneth Aiken v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 04-CV-1187 | Portuguese American L.C. v. Investors' Alert. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 06-AA-984 | Ronda Dixon v. DC DOES. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-819 | Clemencia v. Mitchell. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 06-CO-1559 | Tolbert v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | Affirmed | Bayly |
| 03-CM-886 | Oscar Romero v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 05-BG-740 | In re Robert Zakroff. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 06-CO-1592 | Rohan Mason v. US | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-197 | In re Michael Beattie. | Sep 11, 2008 |
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