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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-CV-1015 | MARK HAWKINS, v. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Jan 12, 2017 | ||
| 15-CO-1041 and 15-CO-1042 | Ricardo Hall and Raashed Hall v. United States | Jan 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Ann O'Regan Keary |
| 14-CF-1471 | Eulalio Corbette v. United States | Jan 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Robert I. Richter |
| 15-CV-140 | Anita Webster v. Rock Harbor Group, LLC | Jan 06, 2017 | Vacated and Remanded | Honorable Maurice A. Ross |
| 14-PR-1476 | In re Helen V. Williams; Bruce E. Gardner | Jan 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Peter H. Wolf |
| 15-CV-1018 | Roy Sudduth v. Lean Kay Movessian, Mark Goodman Chalpin, Holly David Reed, III and the Leana Law Group, LLC | Jan 06, 2017 | Affirmed | Honorable Jeanette J. Clark |
| 14-AA-0123 | SHEILA FARRELL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT AND RELIEF BOARD | Jan 05, 2017 | ||
| 15-FM-1058 and 15-FM-1059 | Yarkia Tanner and Jacquelynn Wynn v. Charles Caldwell | Dec 29, 2016 | Vacated | Honorable Linda D. Turner |
| 14-CF-987 | MICHAEL POTH v. UNITED STATES | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-648 | JOSEPHINE REYES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| 16-BG-950 | IN RE: JASON E. FISHER | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| 15-CV-954 | DIONNE SMITH v. GREENWAY APARTMENTS LPT/A MEADOW GREEN COURTS | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| 15-CM-1276 | Sharon Miller v. United States | Dec 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael Ryan |
| 15-CV-1006 | Jarrod W. Ramos v. Enterprise Information Services, Inc. | Dec 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Diane Brenneman, Magistrate Judge |
| 15-CM-1276 | Sharon Miller v. United States | Dec 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael Ryan |
| 15-CV-1215 | Belinda G. Johnson v. Furr, Inc. d/b/a McDonald's Restaurant | Dec 28, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Michael O'Keefe |
| 15-BG-566 | IN RE GERALD I. KATZ, RESPONDENT. | Dec 22, 2016 | ||
| 16-CO-0007 | Brandon Jeremiah v. United States | Dec 22, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Robert I. Richter, Trial Judge" Honorable Lynn Leibovitz, Motions Judge |
| 14-CV-101 and 14-CV-126 | COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE AND RAND SIMBERG, v. MICHAEL E. MANN, NATIONAL REVIEW, INC., v. MICHAEL E. MANN, | Dec 22, 2016 | ||
| 15-CO-1051 | Robert A. Walden v. United States | Dec 21, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Erik P. Christian |
| 15-AA-1278 | John S. Hodge v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Wings Enterprises, et al. | Dec 21, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CM-836 | James Ford v. United States | Dec 21, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 14-CF-1147 | ALEXANDER HUGHES v. UNITED STATES | Dec 15, 2016 | ||
| 16-CV-0041 | Montgomery Blair Sibley v. The Honorable Mitch McConnell & The Honorable Paul D. Ryan | Dec 15, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Maurice A. Ross |
| 14-CV-315 | VILEAN STEVENS & IKE PROPHET v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | Dec 15, 2016 | ||
| 14-CO-1391 | Damone D. Williams v. United States | Dec 13, 2016 | Affirmed, in part; Reversed, in part | Honorable Michael L. Rankin |
| 15-CO-362 | James Bates v. United States | Dec 13, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Lynn Leibovitz |
| 15-AA-0970 | Maria Rodriguez v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Grand Hyatt Hotel and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. | Dec 09, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-FM-1185 | Maoneyi M. Nzuwah v. Anna P. Dunn | Dec 09, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Laura A. Cordero |
| 15-CF-351 | Yusuf Bush v. United States | Dec 09, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jennifer Anderson |
| 15-AA-911 | Gary Gruenwald v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services | Dec 09, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services - Compensation Review Board |
| 15-CV-1110 | Waterside Trust t/a Waterside Towers v. Pascal LaPorte | Dec 09, 2016 | Reversed and Remanded | Honorable Joan Zeldon |
| 14-CF-956 to 14-CT-967 | ANTOINETTE BOLZ, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee. | Dec 08, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-324 | CHRISTINA BELT, Appellants, v.UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Dec 08, 2016 | ||
| 11-FS-1217, 11-FS-1218, 11-FS-1255, 11-FS-1256, 11-FS-1257, 11-FS-1258, 11-FS-1259 & 11-FS-1260 | IN RE TA.L.; IN RE A.L.; IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W.; IN RE PETITION OF E.A.;A.H. AND T.L. Appellants | Dec 08, 2016 | ||
| 15-AA-0493, 15-AA-0525, 15-AA-0536, 15-AA-0572, and 15-AA-1008 | FRIENDS OF MCMILLAN PARK, MCMILLAN COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, and DC FOR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT, Petitioners, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ZONING COMMISSION and MAYORS AGENT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Respondents, and VISION MCMILLAN PARTNERS, LLC, Intervenor. | Dec 08, 2016 | ||
| 15-BG-985 | IN RE SEAN P. MCMULLEN, RESPONDENT. | Dec 08, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-819 | Charles Bland v. United States | Dec 05, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Julient J. McKenna |
| 15-CM-1381 | Marcus Smith v. United States | Dec 05, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Judith N. Macaluso |
| 14-CF-1052 | William Lamont Green v. United States | Dec 05, 2016 | Remanded | Honorable Robert I. Richter |
| 15-CF-986 | Kevin Penass v. United States | Dec 02, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Todd E. Edelman |
| 15-CV-815 and 16-CV-27 | Luxury4Less.net, LLC v. Charles L. Harper | Dec 02, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Jeanette J. Clark & Honorable John M. Campbell |
| 14-CV-1.07 | Julia Martas v. District of Columbia | Dec 01, 2016 | Vacated and Remanded | Honorable John M. Mott |
| 15-AA-1344 | Ghuman, Inc. t/a Gold Star Cab v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Abigail Dennis | Dec 01, 2016 | Affirmed | District of Columbia Department of Employment Services |
| 14-BG-1166 | IN RE JOHN M. GREEN | Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| 15-CF-467 | Derrick A. Jones v. United States | Dec 01, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Anita Josey-Herring |
| 14-CM-1474 | KAMONTE J. LESHER, Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. | Dec 01, 2016 | ||
| 14-CO-552 | Da'Shadd Tazwell Key v. United States | Nov 23, 2016 | Dismissed | Honorable A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. |
| 15-BG-699 | IN RE KRISTAN L. PETERS, Respondent. | Nov 23, 2016 | ||
| 14-CV-98 | Nancy Tucker v. District of Columbia | Nov 23, 2016 | Affirmed | Honorable Herbert B. Dixon |
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