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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-CV-334 | EMJ v. 'The Center' | May 29, 2008 | Affirmed | Rankin |
| 06-CF-1101 | Gregory Ferguson v. US, on motion to publish MOJ entered 4/3/08. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 04-AA-1100 | Dorchester House Associates v. DC RHC, decided 12/20/07. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-672 | Insurance Co. of North America v. DC | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 06-CV-1425 | John Doe v. DC MPD. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 06-AA-1020 | Dorothy Miller v. DC BZA. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 08-BS-458 | In re Richard Wohltman. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 03-CV-1099 | John Williams v. Agnes Richey. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-1162 | Durham v. US | May 29, 2008 | AF/VA in part | Richter |
| 07-CM-11 | Lanier v. US | May 27, 2008 | Affirmed | Bartnoff |
| 07-AA-26 | Singleton v GrandOaks | May 22, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 03-CF-1190 | Bruce Green v. US. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 06-BG-214 | In re Scott L. Wiss. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 08-BG-48+ | In re Nathan D. Cooper. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 04-CF-524+ | Coleman and Jones v. US. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 06-PR-46+ | In re Estate of Naomi Virginia Bates. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 07-CM-722 | Wills v. US | May 22, 2008 | Affirmed | Clark |
| 06-AA-1382 | Takahashi v. Department of Human Services, corrected. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-89+ | In re Ali D. Jafroodi. | May 22, 2008 | ||
| 04-CV-505 | Christopher v. Bethune | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 07-AA-704 | Teklu v. DC DOES | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-CV-275 | Dupree v. DC OEA | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | Terrell |
| 07-CM-430 | Owens v. US | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | R. Diaz |
| 06-AA-1497 | Banks-Topla v. ASAP | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 07-CO-202 | Feaster v. US | May 21, 2008 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 05-FS-75 | In re Jas.J. | May 20, 2008 | Affirmed | Puig-Lugo |
| 05-CF-416 | Bnoden v. US | May 19, 2008 | Affirmed | Boasberg |
| 05-CF-163 | Harris v. US | May 16, 2008 | Affirmed | E. Christian |
| 06-CV-38 | Ryan v. Sherman | May 16, 2008 | Affirmed | Zeldon |
| 04-FS-1045 | In re J.G. | May 16, 2008 | Affirmed | Saddler |
| 06-AA-760 | Reed-Mitchell v. Systems Parking | May 16, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 05-FM-1574 | Mazza v. Hollis. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 07-CV-205 | Cathedral Avenue Cooperative v. Carter, et al. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 04-AA-211 | Charlene McCamey v. DC DOES. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 07-FM-730 | Hayes v. Hayes | May 15, 2008 | Affirmed | Ryan |
| 06-CV-1334 | Nicola v. The Washington Times, et al. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 05-CF-1330 | Lofton v. US | May 15, 2008 | Affirmed | Leibovitz |
| 04-CF-123 | Rahveed Comford v. US. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 06-PR-1130 | In re Tena Rips. | May 15, 2008 | ||
| 05-CV-861+ | Miller v. 2130 P St. | May 14, 2008 | Affirmed | Weisberg |
| 06-CF-134 | Wade v. US | May 13, 2008 | Affirmed | E. Christian |
| 07-CF-499 | Heu v. US | May 12, 2008 | Affirmed | Morrison |
| 07-CV-515 | Dickens v. Pitchford | May 12, 2008 | Affirmed | Fisher |
| 05-FM-1086 | Prisco v. Stroup, corrected. | May 08, 2008 | ||
| 07-BG-378 | In re Dimone G. Long. | May 08, 2008 | ||
| 06-CF-671 | Redd v. US | May 08, 2008 | Affirmed | Holeman |
| 03-CV-221+ | Estate of Leonard Raleigh. | May 08, 2008 | ||
| 05-CM-97 | Willis v. US | May 08, 2008 | Affirmed | Ross |
| 05-AA-1504 | Turner v. Afro-American Newspaper | May 08, 2008 | Affirmed | |
| 06-AA-356 | Howard University v. DC DOES. | May 08, 2008 |
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