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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14-CO-1439 | Thednese D. Garrett v. US | Sep 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 16-CF-264 | Wesley Harshaw v. US | Sep 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 14-CF-725 & 16-CO-6 | Calvin Shaw v. US | Sep 06, 2017 | Affirmed in part, Vacated in part, Remanded in part | Hon. Jennifer M. Anderson |
| 15-FM-1425 & 15-FM-1426 | S.C. v. J.D. (cross-appeals) | Sep 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 16-CV-642 | LaTricia Hardy v. Daniel Caplan | Sep 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jeanette J. Clark |
| 16-CV-799+ | Illinois Farmers Ins. Co. v. Hagenberg | Aug 31, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-848 | Brenda Johnson v. D.C. Dept. of Emp’t Servs. / Federal Express Corp. & Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs. | Aug 31, 2017 | ||
| 15-CM-1431 | Bernard Hull v. US | Aug 30, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 15-CT-1141 | Antonio N. Freeman v. DC | Aug 29, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert E. Morin |
| 14-CF-1431 & 16-CO-349 | Kevin A. Condray v. US | Aug 29, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
| 15-FS-1331 | In re J.R. | Aug 28, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Danya A. Dayson |
| 12-CF-1871 & 12-CF-1985 | Chamontae A. Walker & Corey D. Yates v. US | Aug 24, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-751 | In re Terri Y. Lea | Aug 24, 2017 | ||
| 16-FM-334 | Barmak Naraghi v. Hanmin Kim | Aug 23, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Robert D. Okun |
| 15-CM-330 & 15-CM-617 | Joy Winslow & James Barnes v. US | Aug 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 16-CM-134 | Javril Williams v. US | Aug 22, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Rhonda Reid Winston |
| 15-CF-601 | Kywone D. Pelzer v. US | Aug 17, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-152 | In re Abigail Askew | Aug 17, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-406 | Gerod Davis v. US | Aug 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Zinora Mitchell-Rankin |
| 15-CF-1001 (AMENDED) | Angel Bernal v. US | Aug 17, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-497 | Jermal Johnson v. US | Aug 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William W. Nooter |
| 13-CV-1024 | American Fed. of State, County, & Municipal Employees v. Univ. of D.C. | Aug 17, 2017 | ||
| 16-BG-1069 | In re Sherlock V. Grigsby | Aug 17, 2017 | ||
| 15-FS-1423 | In re K.B.; D.R. | Aug 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Lori E. Parker, Hon. Danya Dayson |
| 16-CF-698 | Mary Brown v. US | Aug 15, 2017 | Remanded | Hon. Robert A. Salerno |
| 16-CO-798 | William Bobbitt v. US | Aug 15, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Russell F. Canan |
| 14-CT-1336 | Javier Jesus Malo v. D.C. | Aug 15, 2017 | Affirmed in part/Reversed in part | Hon. Anita Josey-Herring |
| 14-CO-1173 | James K. Simpkins v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 16-CF-168 | Larry Edward Jackson v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John H. Bayly Jr. |
| 16-FM-527 | Salle Amelia Void v. Juddone R. Void | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith A. Smith |
| 12-CM-2027 | Timothy E. Turner v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Truman A. Morrison, III |
| 15-CV-1234 | Deon Jackson v. D.C., et al. | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael K. O'Keefe |
| 16-CM-169 | Matthew Mills v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Remanded | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 16-CF-712 | Thomas A. Good v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Danya A. Dayson |
| 13-CO-744 & 16-CO-215 | Michael C. Duncan v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter, Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 15-CV-1310 | Douglas Mason & Roxann Mason v. Barbara Washington Franklin | Aug 14, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 16-CM-408 | Darryl Norfleet v. US | Aug 14, 2017 | Remanded | Hon. Michael Ryan |
| 15-CM-1176 | Clinton Turner v. United States | Aug 10, 2017 | ||
| 15-FS-1417 | In re K.M.; M.M. | Aug 10, 2017 | ||
| 14-CF-1375 | Carlos Davis v. United States | Aug 10, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-248 | Dereje Seifu v. Riverside Condominium Unit Owners' Assocation | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert Okun |
| 16-CM-250 | France Nkiru Osamor v. US | Aug 04, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 16-CV-382 | Veronica Cartier v. DC Doors Latino Housing Transition Partnership | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Alfred S. Irving, Jr. |
| 16-FS-648 | In re S.F.; T.F. | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Yvonne M. Williams |
| 16-CM-87 | Rajesh Sharma-Kumar v. US | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Juliet J. McKenna |
| 16-CM-293 | Frank M. Green v. US | Aug 04, 2017 | Reversed | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 16-FM-711 | Thomas Armstong v. Fannie Joyce Stringfellow | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John F. McCabe |
| 16-CM-131 | Sylvester Toyer v. US | Aug 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
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