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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-CM-727 | Peeishia Creek v. US | Jun 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anita Josey-Herring |
| 15-AA-476 | Omar Cooper v. Starbucks Coffee Corp. | Jun 06, 2017 | Reversed & Remanded | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 15-AA-1021 | Nicole Turo v. Aramark Campus, LLC | Jun 05, 2017 | Affirmed | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 15-CV-1202 | Shirley A. Bolton, et al. v. Crowley, Hoge & Fein, P.C. | Jun 02, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Michael L. Rankin |
| 17-BG-328 | In re G. Paul Howes | Jun 01, 2017 | ||
| 16-FM-257, 16-FM-310 | A.C. v. NW | Jun 01, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-33 | Terica T. Younger v. US | May 26, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Jose M. Lopez |
| 14-CF-1009 | Abdul G. Ewumi v. US | May 26, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 14-AA-527 (AMENDED) | Jacqueline Dent v. DOES & Providence Hospital; Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs. | May 25, 2017 | ||
| 15-CF-1077 | Darious A. Scales v. US | May 25, 2017 | Affirmed in part; remanded in part | Hon. Robert E. Morin |
| 16-AA-280 | Fort Myer Construction Corp. & Gallagher Bassett Servs. V. DOES / Michael Haire | May 25, 2017 | Vacated and Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-652 | Mirna Bonilla v. US | May 25, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John McCabe |
| 15-FM-449 & 16-FM-101 | Vivek Jain v. Anjali Jain | May 24, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Anthony C. Epstein |
| 15-CF-783 | Kyle D. Brown v. US | May 19, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Todd E. Edelman |
| 17-BG-239 | In re Peter Estes | May 18, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-119 | In re Squire Padgett | May 18, 2017 | ||
| 17-BG-241 | In re Edwin Quartey | May 18, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-1169 | David G. Wilson v. DC Rental Housing Comm’n | May 18, 2017 | ||
| 16-CM-248 | Henry Rivers v. US | May 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Zinora M. Mitchell-Rankin |
| 16-CM-202 | David Chappelle v. US | May 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John H. Bayly, Jr. |
| 16-CV-256 | Eveyn Farmer-Celey v. TCB Fairlawn Marshall Housing | May 17, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. John M. Mott |
| 15-AA-568 | Cecelia Togba v. Community Multi Services, Inc. | May 17, 2017 | Reversed | Office of Administrative Hearings |
| 16-AA-576 | Fahad N. Al-Khatawi v. DOES / Hersons Glass Co. CAN Ins. Co. | May 15, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-1370 | Regina A. Wilkins v. US | May 12, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 15-CV-993 | Laura Jackson v. DC Office of Employee Appeals & DC Dept. of Health | May 12, 2017 | Remanded | Hon. Laura A. Cordero |
| 15-CV-1111 | Cameron Niakan v. Arman Moyer | May 11, 2017 | Vacated & Remanded | Hon.John M. Mott |
| 14-CF-466 | Lafonte Carlton v. US | May 11, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Lynn Leibovitz |
| 15-CF-1126 | Hasan J. Givens v. US | May 11, 2017 | Affirmed in part; Remanded in part | Hon. Robert I. Richter |
| 14-CF-1134 | Saleem Elamin v. US | May 11, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William Jackson |
| 15-AA-1293 | Bryant Moore v. DOES/Marshall Heights Community Dev. Organization, Inc. | May 11, 2017 | Remanded | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-AA-700 | Sylvia Brown-Cartson v. DOES | May 04, 2017 | ||
| 14-AA-696 | Kevatte A. Jones v. DOES/WMATA | May 04, 2017 | ||
| 14-CV-651 | Michael Ballard v. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | May 04, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Judith N. Macaluso |
| 16-BG-777 | In re Laurence F. Johnson | May 04, 2017 | ||
| 13-AA-362 | Unfoldment, Inc. v. DC Contract Appeals Bd. | May 01, 2017 | Affirmed | Contract Appeals Board |
| 16-AA-551 | Massimo Dutti, et al. v. DC DOES/Hutchinson | May 01, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 16-CO-241 | Milton Nelson Ward v. US | Apr 28, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Robert E. Morin |
| 15-FM-1117+ | Ray M. Behbehani v. Lydia A. Borland, et al. | Apr 28, 2017 | Affirmed in part; reversed in part; remanded in part | Hon. Peter A. Krauthamer (Motions) |
| 16-FM-366 | Woldfgang Koehling v. Tania Taylor | Apr 27, 2017 | Affirmed in part; remanded in part | Hon. Stuart G. Nash |
| 16-CO-254 | Kwan D. Kearney v. US | Apr 27, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Thomas J. Motley |
| 14-AA-225 | Lee Brown v. DOES; Howard Univ. | Apr 27, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-FS-1417 | In re K.M.; M.M. | Apr 25, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Janet Albert (Magistrate) |
| 16-CM-213 | Ambakisye M. Burrell v. US | Apr 24, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. A. Franklin Burgess (Motions) |
| 16-AA-166 | Robert L. Johnson v. DOES | Apr 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-1151 | David Rovinson v. US | Apr 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. Fern Flanagan Saddler |
| 15-FM-1418 | Edmund C. Fleet v. Ericka E. Fleet | Apr 20, 2017 | ||
| 15-CV-814+ | Abdul Amiri v. Kolawole Adereni | Apr 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Hons. Ronna Lee Beck; Thomas J. Motley; Maurice A. Ross; John Campbell; Stuart Nash; Steven Wellner |
| 15-CM-510+ | David Sharp v. US | Apr 20, 2017 | Affirmed | Hon. William M. Jackson |
| 14-CF-534 | Nathan P. Jackson v. United States | Apr 13, 2017 | ||
| 15-AA-1295 | Constance Ware v. DC Department of Employment Services | Apr 13, 2017 |
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