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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-FM-664 | Charles Raymond v. Annaliese Heiligenstein | Oct 23, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 15-CF-1348 | Soloman M. Givens v. US | Oct 23, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 15-AA-346 | Theadus D. Marshall v. Tricom Training Institute | Oct 23, 2017 | Remanded | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-AA-245 | Jackie McCall, Jr. v. DC Board of Pharmacy | Oct 23, 2017 | Affirmed | DC Board of Pharmacy |
| 17-BG-690 | In re Stephen R. Jones | Oct 19, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-468 | In re William P. Corbett, Jr. | Oct 19, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-22 | Uzochukwu J. Nwokwu v. Allied Barton Security | Oct 19, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-700 (AMENDED) | In re: Catherine E. Abbey | Oct 19, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-359 | Hallie Lightfoot v. DC Commission on Human Rights / National Railroad Passenger Corp. | Oct 13, 2017 | Affirmed | Office of Human Rights |
| 16-CM-592 | Ernest Bowman II v. US | Oct 13, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 15-CO-1432 | Kenneth T. Brewster v. US | Oct 13, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Lee F. Satterfield |
| 16-CM-1219 | Gilberto Lopez-Ramirez v. US | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| 15-CM-1380 | David Thomas v. US | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-695 | In re: Kimberly L. Marshall | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| 15-FS-313 | In re: M.S. | Oct 12, 2017 | ||
| 14-AA-1023 | Vizion One, Incorporated v. D.C. Department of Health Care Finance | Oct 05, 2017 | ||
| 16-FM-854 | Eugenia Pinkney v. Chet JH. Pinkney III | Oct 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Craig Iscoe |
| 15-CV-1231 | Omar Newland v. Capital One Bank, N.A. | Oct 02, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 16-CO-295 | Venlote Bethea v. US | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-427 | In re Gary Anderson | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-570 | In re Christopher Poverman | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-829 & 16-CO-1106 | Israel Harrison Minger v. US | Sep 28, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe |
| 14-AA-612 | Nery Rocha-Guzman v. DOES / Haris Design & Construction Co. | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 16-FM-358 | Ieasha Hipps v. Ruben Cabrera | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-535 | In re Jonathan Friedlander | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-305 | Darnell Mason v. US | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-24 | In re Ariel Strauss | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-567 | In re Steven Mirsky | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-1403 | Adrian Duncan v. US | Sep 25, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Zoe Bush |
| 16-CV-356 | Abdul Wakil Amiri v. Racheal Adereni, et al. | Sep 25, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 15-CF-1082 | Damian J. Smith v. US | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-251 | Howard N. Cofield v. US | Sep 21, 2017 | Vacated and Remanded | Hon. John H. Bayly, Jr. |
| 15-CF-322 | Prince Jones v. US | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| 16-CV-226 | George C. Papageorge v. Jonathan Zucker & Patricia Daus | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| 15-CT-880 | Jeremy J. Osborne v. DC | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-700 | In re Catherine E. Abbey | Sep 21, 2017 | ||
| 14-FS-1161 | In re Petition of E.L. | Sep 21, 2017 | Affirmed in part, Reversed in part, Vacated in part | Hon. Heidi M. Pasichow |
| 16-CM-82 | Nicholas P. Sales v. US | Sep 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 16-CV-915 & 16-CV-1040 | Billy L. Ponds v. Jonathan Bourdon, et al. | Sep 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 16-CM-348 | Roosevelt Garrett v. US | Sep 15, 2017 | Affirmed in part, Remanded in part, Reversed in part | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 15-CF-678 | Wardell Crockett, Jr. v. US | Sep 15, 2017 | Remanded | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 16-CF-730 | Mark Long v . US | Sep 14, 2017 | ||
| 16-CO-689 | Jacob Herring v. US | Sep 14, 2017 | ||
| 16-CF-610 | Erwin Dubose v. US | Sep 12, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 15-CO-1228 | William A. Watson v. US | Sep 08, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 16-CF-184 | Darren Cheeks v. US | Sep 07, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-566 | In re Mike Meier | Sep 07, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-308 | Gerald Walker v. US | Sep 07, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Milton C. Lee |
| 17-BG-332 | In re Elena Tilly | Sep 07, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-290 | Rafeeq Abdul-Rahim Porter v. US | Sep 07, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Henry F. Greene |
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