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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CF-1098 | Dozier v. United States | Dec 05, 2019 | Senior Judge Ruiz; Concurring opinion by Associate Judge McLeese | |
| 16-CF-667 & 17-CO-007 | Sharp v. United States | Dec 04, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CV-769 | Millhouse v. Friendship Public Charter School | Dec 04, 2019 | Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, and Remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 17-CO-1020 | Kinard v. United States | Dec 03, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CF-721 | James v. United States | Dec 03, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 16-CV-1186 | BLT Burger DC, LLC v. Norvin 1301 CT, LLC | Nov 27, 2019 | Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 18-BG-1170 | In Re Karen P. Cleaver-Bascombe | Nov 27, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 18-CV-1277 | Machala v. Kral | Nov 25, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-974,975 | Campbell v. United States | Nov 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-PR-631 | In Re: Cecil Gardner, Jr.; Bruce E. Gardner. | Nov 22, 2019 | Affirmed in Part and Remanded in Part | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-1398 | Beasley v. United States | Nov 21, 2019 | Associate Judge Beckwith; Concurring Opinion Senior Judge Nebeker | |
| 15-CF-1378 | Ruffin v. United States | Nov 21, 2019 | Associate Judge Glickman | |
| 18-CV-601 | The Ethel P. Jones Trust, et al v. Davis, et al | Nov 15, 2019 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 13-BG-1447 | In Re Scott Adkins | Nov 14, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 19-BG-843 | In Re Steven Kreiss | Nov 14, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 18-CV-878 | Neighbors' Consejo v. The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness | Nov 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CV-1194 | Day v. Muhammad, et al | Nov 08, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CM-994 | Foster v. United States | Nov 07, 2019 | Judge Beckwith | |
| 18-AA-1027 | Acevedo v. DC DOES and Brothers Concrete Construction, et al | Nov 06, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-CF-477 | Miller v. United States | Nov 06, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-BG-586 | In Re Lawrence R. Radanovic | Oct 31, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 17-CF-1401 | Meredith v. United States | Oct 31, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-528+ | Andrade, Jr. et al v. United States | Oct 31, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 15-CV-18 | Yancey v. District of Columbia | Oct 31, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-1114 | Committee of Neighbors Directly Impacted by LAMB Application v. DC Board of Zoning Adjustment and LAMB Public Charter School | Oct 31, 2019 | Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby | |
| 18-AA-923 | Smith v. DC DOES & DC Water | Oct 31, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-700 | Transit Employees FCU v. DC Commission on Human Rights | Oct 30, 2019 | Affirmed in part, Vacated in part, and remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 18-FM-624 | Blount v. Grier | Oct 30, 2019 | Remanded | Per Curiam |
| 17-CV-357 | McCutchen, Jr. v. US Bank, National Association | Oct 25, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-451 | Wilkerson v. United States | Oct 25, 2019 | Affirmed in part, Remanded in part | Per Curiam |
| 17-CV-1409 | Webb v. CFM Management Ser/Capitol Park IV Condo | Oct 25, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-82 | Champion v. United States | Oct 25, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 19-SP-533 | In Re Prosecution of Nicco Settles | Oct 24, 2019 | Judge McLeese | |
| 17-CV-1410 | 800 Southern Avenue, LLC, v. Scott | Oct 24, 2019 | Reversed and Remanded | Per Curiam |
| 18-CV-946 | Ndoromo v. Honorable Jeff. Sessions, et al | Oct 23, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CO-855 | Middleton v. United States | Oct 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-FM-1444 | Starks v. Davis | Oct 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CF-1166 | Tardy v. United States | Oct 22, 2019 | Vacated in part/Remanded in part/ Affirmed in part | Per Curiam |
| 18-CO-1029 | Buskey v. United States | Oct 22, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-118 | First Transit , et al. v. DC DOES and Henry Baker | Oct 18, 2019 | Vacated and Remanded | Per Curiam |
| 17-CV-1125 | Taylor v. Thomas and ReMax 2000 | Oct 18, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-117 | Wang v. D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board & 1642 U Street, Inc. D/B/A Chi-Cha Lounge | Oct 18, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 18-AA-1090 | Cain v. DC DOES and Hobart, Inc., et al. | Oct 18, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-PR-627 | In re Brenda L. Washington; Bruce E. Gardner | Oct 18, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-PR-1177 | In Re Pearl Robinson; Bruce E. Gardner | Oct 17, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 18-BG-803 | In Re Jay S. Weiss | Oct 17, 2019 | Per Curiam | |
| 17-CF-1417 | Shuler v. United States | Oct 16, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-FM-11 | Ettridge v. Turtil | Oct 16, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 16-CF-1189 | Harris v. United States | Oct 16, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
| 17-CM-1181 | Henry v. United States | Oct 16, 2019 | Affirmed | Per Curiam |
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