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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-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-FM-122 | Robert Modrall v. Tracy Biggs | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 16-CM-695 | Tina M. Thomas v. US | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 16-AA-1172 | Sherita Singleton v. DOES / Comcast Cable Communications, et al. | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-356 | Antwan Buchanan v. United States | Aug 03, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-592 | Shameeka Pannell v. The Bonner Dental Group | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-AA-429 | Francis Lee v. DOES / Marriott Corp. | Aug 03, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CV-779 | Virginia Robinson v. Jamal Barney, et al. | Aug 03, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Brian F. Holeman |
| 12-CM-523 | Lee Carrell v. United States | Aug 03, 2017 | ||
| 15-CO-462 | Maurice A. Proctor v. US | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 16-CM-2 | Eddie N. Marchim v. US | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John McCabe |
| 16-CM-495 | Donnell Myers v. US | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 16-CV-928 | Pamela Curtis v. Michelle Swindler | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Marisa J. Demeo |
| 15-CM-1209 | Paz Cruz v. United States | Aug 03, 2017 | ||
| 15-CO-543 | Anthonio Crawford v. US | Aug 03, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. |
| 17-BS-283 | DAVID ROSE | Jul 27, 2017 | ||
| 14-CV-1296 | ASSOCIATED ESTATES LLC, ET AL. V. BANKATLANTIC, ET AL. | Jul 27, 2017 | ||
| 15-CT-604 | RAMON R. CHERRY V. UNITED STATES | Jul 27, 2017 | ||
| 14-CO-0453, 14-CO-0641 & 16-CO-1152 | Colie L. Long v. United States | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-128 & 15-CF-276 | Tony Armstrong & Floyd Joiner v. US | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-668 | Horace E. Hensly v. DOES / Cheechi & Co., et al. | Jul 20, 2017 | Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CV-0692 & 15-CV-1043 | John W. Boyd, Jr. v. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, et al. | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 14-CO-938 | Ross Green v. US | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-299 & 15-CV-813 | Barbara Brewer v. DC Office Of Employee Appeals / DC Public Schools | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-815, 16-AA-817 & 16-AA-825 | Office of The People’s Counsel, et al. v. Public Service Comm’n / Exelon Corp., et al. | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 14-CF-331 & 14-CF-425 | Gary C. Dickens & Antwarn D. Fenner v. US | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-95 | James Allen Campbell V. US | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 16-AA-577 | Coralynn Smith v. DOES / DC Water & Sewer Authority, et al. | Jul 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-AA-476 | Omar Cooper V. Starbucks Coffee Corp. | Jul 20, 2017 | ||
| 14-PR-865, 14-PR-827, 14-PR-1300 | In re Estate of George S. Dravilla, Theodoros Dravillas & Melpomeni Nisioti / Matthew T.M. Curin, Personal Representative of Estate of Sophia Massouris v. Giannoula Kogiemitros Tapankidis, et al. | Jul 19, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Campbell |
| 16-CV-354 | Ali Elghannam v. Educational Testing Service | Jul 18, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Ronna Lee Beck |
| 14-CV-1122 & 16-CV-26 | Awad Mahmoud v. John Bou-Sliman, et al. | Jul 18, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Brian T. Holeman |
| 16-CV-341 | Christine Fermo v. Masood Naim | Jul 18, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 16-AA-751 | Clark Construction Group v. DOES & Darrell Banks | Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| 14-AA-1349 | Robert Johnson v. DC Dept. of Health | Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| 17-BS-283 | In re Confidential (DLR) | Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-912 | Rachael B. Storey v. DOES & The Catholic Univ. & Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. | Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| 14-CV-793 | Evelyn Farmer-Celey v. State Farm Ins. Co. & Mark Pray | Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| 16-CO-516 | Angelo Daniels v. US | Jul 10, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Hiram E. Puig-Lugo |
| 15-CT-1155 | Gregory Johnson v. US | Jul 10, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Karen A. Howze, Hon. Anita Josey-Herring |
| 16-CF-492 | Frank G. Smith v. US | Jul 10, 2017 | Affirmed in part, Vacated in part | Hon. Florence Y. Pan |
| 15-PR-1145 | In re James H. Williams; Sylvia Rolinski | Jul 07, 2017 | Affirmed in part, Vacated in part, Remanded in part | Hon. Kaye K. Christian |
| 16-FM-733 | Jasmine Session v. Michael A. Harris, Sr. | Jul 07, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. |
| 15-CO-803 | Ronnie Legette v. US | Jul 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 15-AA-734 | Providence Hosp. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services / Bonnie Poznanski | Jul 06, 2017 | ||
| 14-CO-1042 | Jerry Graham v. US | Jul 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Milton C. Lee |
| 15-CF-438 (Amended) | Jerrell Jackson v. US | Jul 06, 2017 | Affirmed (AMENDED & REISSUED) | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 13-CV-790 | Karleane Johnson v. DC Department of Health, et al. | Jul 06, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-159 | Crystal Bynum v. US | Jul 05, 2017 | Reversed | Hon. Ann O'Regan Keary |
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